Gen Z is ditching booze for sober-centric hubs in NYC: 'Shocked people are in here having fun without alcohol'
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"I think our generation is very aware, like a lot of us are activists and I think that awareness influences our drinking habits," Aedin Weisenberg, 22, stated. He also added, "You'd think we drink more with all the stuff we're hearing about the world constantly! You'd think we want a distraction but I think our phones are distraction enough so we don't need as much alcohol." This encapsulates the Gen Z perspective on alcohol consumption as being influenced by awareness and technology rather than escapism.
Frank L. Szelwach, the owner of a board game hub, noted, "Customers run the gamut from early twenties to their early fifties, but has noticed that the younger crowds drink far less than their older counterparts." This observation highlights the generational shift in drinking habits and preferences.
Uriel Daluz, 26, commented on the difference in drinking culture, saying, "When people of the previous generation think of drinking, they think of binge drinking. They think of going to a bar, slamming back 12 drinks and being hammered the next night." He suggested that there is a different conceptualization of drinking among younger generations, signifying evolving social norms.
Read at New York Post
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