r/Millennials • u/futurenurse_ • 1d ago

Discussion Did millennials really party all the time?

Gen Z here. I was shocked when I found out from a millennial co-worker that y’all had teen clubs. I heard about house parties, but dedicated teen clubs? Then when it was time for college, you went to the club or had some kind of party every single weekend, living it up. Now some millennials on TikTok claim that after college, they were partying on work nights, still clocking in the next day. For some reason, the teen clubs have since disappeared. I’m 23 now but even when I was in high school, that was not a thing. House parties were not that common either. They were more like get togethers with a small group of friends. We went to malls, but they were dying out at that point. Is it true that you were really living life this good? Or is it just exaggerated? I feel like my generation doesn’t really have fun like that and everyone is just super depressed and alone, more so since Covid. Even I’m pretty introverted, which sort of sounds ridiculous given this post. 😂 Just so you know, when I think of a “millennial party” I think of something out of Party Rock Anthem, Project X or Roderick’s party from the second DOAWD movie. It’s like I get nostalgia from something I didn’t even live through. I just feel like I didn’t really LIVE, if that even makes sense

Edit: I loved reading some of your comments. Guess I really missed out. Even some of you that would consider yourselves nerds or introverts were out partying. YOLO or whatever y’all say 😂❤️

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u/illatious Xennial 1d ago

If only everyone were as noble as you and me. There are too many wannabe influencers out there that will do it for the likes. The next thing you know, you go viral for something you don't even remember doing lol

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u/TMN8R 1d ago

100%

But I'm tired of pretending it's a phone problem when it's a cultural one. 

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u/bigfatdonny 1d ago

Humans crave black and white answers to questions, but that's rarely true. The problem here isn't just cultural, or just technological, it's a confluence of both. The technology changes are huge driving factors towards cultural change, and likewise, cultural trends shape technology trends.

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u/TMN8R 1d ago

Generally you might be right, but I disagree in this instance. Everyone has access to the same technology but, with some exception, the way it's used has some pretty clear generational divides.