“The typical female pet owner spends more time actively engaged with her pet than she spends in face-to-face contact with friends of her own species.”
And?
I start going to parties every week and then I see this article. So I am killing partying? Nobody wants to party with me? 😭
Does playing RPGs count? Because I’m in an adventuring party every Friday.
No.
This is a terrible article, conflating “parties” with any sort of socialization. Even worse is that it seems to imply “house parties”, which involve teens/young adults and binge-drinking.
On top of all that, it’s based on the question of these activities on a typical weekend. Having some time to yourself, or just having a variety in your free time, is approached negatively.
As the wise Beastie Boys said, you’ve gotta fight for your right… to PARTAYYYY
and as public enemy said, party for your right to fight!
So ultimately, fight for your right to fight?
Americans gathered regularly for maple syrup parties, quilting parties, and other events of extreme wholesomeness
well there’s your problem, we stopped having COOL parties. everyone swing by my place at 8 we’re gouging maple syrup
“Maple syrup parties” doesn’t sound the least bit wholesome nor American.
It sounds Canadian and it sounds so filthy that if you knew what it was, you would understand why Canadians say sorry so much.
Young Americans today spend 70 percent less time attending or hosting parties than they did at the beginning of the 21st century. Why?
Um, because everything is stupid expensive and they have to work all the time just to afford basic necessities. No one has time or money to party.
I think people are waiting for a special headline before they want to party.
I’m saving my bottle of Bushmills for that special day.
