Was at a nearly sold-out Ghost concert in Houston just last week. Had to wait in an enormous entrance line to get to the pool, the day before that. Grocery store is going to be slammed this weekend, because of all the Labor Day parties. Nearly got trampled in the park by a running club of what had to be a couple hundred people.
People still go out to events like concerts and holiday parties. Far fewer people casually go out to their local bars and coffee shops during the week. I’m pretty sure that’s empirical.
Far fewer people casually go out to their local bars and coffee shops during the week
Maybe in aggregate. But I can’t speak to that personally. My neighborhood bar is regularly slammed. There was a line around the block for some novelty tot bag at my local coffee shop.
Could just be a Houston phenomenon. But this dogged instance that nobody leaves the house anymore feels more like Internet dogma than fact.
Right… Yeah in aggregate. Just cause you see a counterfactual in person doesn’t make it true. That’s how it works…
And it’s strange, you say you can’t speak to that personally because you saw a line around the block, so what about the person who gave a personal anecdote to the opposite? You both have stories that contradict each other. How does this square in your framework?
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Was at a nearly sold-out Ghost concert in Houston just last week. Had to wait in an enormous entrance line to get to the pool, the day before that. Grocery store is going to be slammed this weekend, because of all the Labor Day parties. Nearly got trampled in the park by a running club of what had to be a couple hundred people.
Damn shame nobody goes out anymore.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
what city are you in? im interested for honestly reasons
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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Donkter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
People still go out to events like concerts and holiday parties. Far fewer people casually go out to their local bars and coffee shops during the week. I’m pretty sure that’s empirical.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Maybe in aggregate. But I can’t speak to that personally. My neighborhood bar is regularly slammed. There was a line around the block for some novelty tot bag at my local coffee shop.
Could just be a Houston phenomenon. But this dogged instance that nobody leaves the house anymore feels more like Internet dogma than fact.
Donkter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Right… Yeah in aggregate. Just cause you see a counterfactual in person doesn’t make it true. That’s how it works…
And it’s strange, you say you can’t speak to that personally because you saw a line around the block, so what about the person who gave a personal anecdote to the opposite? You both have stories that contradict each other. How does this square in your framework?
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
the downtown area of my home town is simply gone. it used to have a cluster of bars that were always packed, and it’s all just gone now.