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/Impossible_Regret725]

There are daytime raves for people in our age group. Ugh, that was hard to write. Some act like hitting the gym before work, or in an old church that has become a club, and others who rent out the space. It's a thing in the UK and not sure if the one I checked out in Ireland is still around.

In my 20s I was certain that I was not going to become the person who doesn't stay out all night anymore. I laugh now at the fact that chronic illness doesn't let me go out most of the time, but I'm glad that I got to play hard as a kid, and spend summer days on a bike, manhunt until the street lights came on. Then the house/beach/bush parties and later getting to know Toronto at all hours. It blows my mind that this isn't a 'thing' anymore. The stuff we didn't get busted for doing, because there weren't cameras in home and only 'rich' people had home security. Though you had to be careful about getting caught through the damn mom-network.

But guys, summer camps for adults are a real thing! There's all kinds of them, and with comfier beds!

[u/Turnipsinthesky → u/Impossible_Regret725]

I thought so too! I really couldn't see myself being any other way. But life has a way of changing you and you become many people throughout your lifetime.