“It was always overstimulating and never worth it. I have not been to one in a few years now, and I prefer to keep it that way.”

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"Exactly. I would go to bars because classmates and Meetup friends wanted to go. It was always overstimulating and never worth it. I have not been to one in a few years now, and I prefer to keep it that way."

"Every time I step out of my house, it’s at least $100."

"Yes. Almost every time I'm stuck behind someone driving like an idiot, when I finally pass, they are looking down at a phone. I used to just assume they were drunk.

Even just walking in a grocery store now, everyone is so distracted by unimportant trash."

"Agreed. I used to LIVE on it. Now? I tap out for the day after the third attempt to sell me something. One day, it only took five videos for me to close it out for the day."

"Staying up late! No, thank you. I am fucking tired. I am in bed now, before I'd even be leaving the house in college. I used to have FOMO, but I've been out enough to realize I'm actually not missing out on anything."