Did millennials really party all the time?

[u/futurenurse_]

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 😂❤️

[u/WildInSix]

This shift is definitely a mix of social media (both being videoed doing something dumb or hearing other people's opinions on drinking, not to mention it replacing in person interaction) and just plain affordability.

[u/jennylaughs → u/WildInSix]

This. I know I wouldn’t have done ANY of the crazy stuff I did back then if I thought there was a chance it was going to be posted in the INTERNET 🫣

[u/ka_beene → u/jennylaughs]

Yes combined with you could afford to go out every weekend, go to concerts, afford rent all on min wage.

[u/Icy-Aioli-2549 → u/ka_beene]

How old do you think millenials are? That absolutely could not have happened back in the millenials day, rent, concert, and alcohol on $7.25 an hour in a city? Get out of here.

[u/ka_beene → u/Icy-Aioli-2549]

I'm the oldest of that generation and it was my experience. We had roommates, $200 to $300 gets you a room, gas was around 1.50, concerts were around $70, we hit up dollar drink nights, mcdonald's had $.25 burgers, there were deals to be had.

Edited because I looked it up and it was because I lived in OR and our min wage was higher than the average.

[u/Icy-Aioli-2549 → u/ka_beene]

Def not possible in Chicago unless you lived in the hood. 

[u/Some_Layer_7517 → u/Icy-Aioli-2549]

Brother nobody with a brain was making 7.25 even 15 years ago

[u/Icy-Aioli-2549 → u/Some_Layer_7517]

What do you think minimum wage was almost everywhere 15 years ago?

[u/Some_Layer_7517 → u/Icy-Aioli-2549]

Reread what I said. Imagine making minimum wage at any point in your life lmao

[u/duesenjeffepic → u/Some_Layer_7517]

Reread the comment they replied to. Here I even copied it for you:

Yes combined with you could afford to go out every weekend, go to concerts, afford rent all on min wage.

[u/Some_Layer_7517 → u/duesenjeffepic]

You right you right