[BjoernKW]

> The end of interest-based 3rd places

Whatever happened to pubs and the shared interest of drinking beer (and getting drunk in the process ...)? ;-)

[inigyou]

Beer got replaced by TikTok as the primary form of escapism. No joke.

[gib444]

In the UK: supermarkets selling cheap alcohol. Decline in drinking. Labour costs, energy costs, rent costs. House prices. Pubcos taking over.

Just battered from every possible direction

[nekusar]

Inordinately loud, reflective rooms. They just encourage drinking to excess, absolutely no talking (or hearing), paying, and leaving.