Reading this thread makes me sad.....sad that those days are gone really.
I know we've mostly all had some poor nights out in dodgey old clubs, but....in some ways....they were so bad, they were good. But think of all the good times. The whole night out. The social aspect and the music. It's just what we did. In some ways I feel much less social these days despite having "social media" as people just don't go out. I agree the towns are just dead nowadays.
- Massive change in culture since the mid 2000s, when smart phones and the internet connected everyone so much more
- A change in lifestyle and attitudes towards health.
- Obviously cost
- The smoking ban
- Pub late licencing changes helped to kill it all off
- I think also that at the better clubs, you used to go out to hear good music and DJs and mixing. Now today....everyone has access to most tunes at the swipe of a finger, so music loses it's exclusivity and underground feel a lot of the time. You don't have to go out to the best clubs to hear the latest tunes as you'll find on t'internet somewhere if you want it
- DJs now use electronics more than ever with auto beat matching. The true skill of the DJ is a thing of the past in most places.
- The dating app thing was another nail in the coffin. It used to be that to meet people...you went out and socialized.
- One night stands didn't used to be seen as such a bad thing. Today people prefer a more formal meeting at restaurants and the likes, to have actual conversation with the intention of seeing more of an individual. We are too picky as well.
- Change in attitudes to sex generally
- Much, much less people actually drink these days, especially with the intention to get drunk
- People have busier life styles and are more tired. Staying up until 3am is not an option for a lot of people due to implications of hangover the next day, even on weekends
- Cost to get home specifically is ridiculous if using taxis in early hours. Otherwise it can be tricky to even get home as people don't tend to do "designated driver" duties these days because often people want to leave at different times and don't all go out often enough to come back around to repaying the favour and taking turns.
- Crime has risen and people are vulnerable coming home worse for wear or even in town still on the night out