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Monday, November 18, 2019

Why So Many Young Do Not Want to Leave Their Apartments


There are quite a few

There is even a newsletter GIRLS NIGHT IN https://girlsnightinclub.com/

which features “recommendations for a cozy night in” alone or with girlfriends, including books, recipes, gratitude exercises, and candles. 


One study found that Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 spend a whopping 70% more time at home than the general US population.


Another study found that 28% of millennials between 24 and 31 said that they preferred to drink at home 


because going out was too much effort, compared to just 15% of baby boomers who agreed with that statement.


Netflix and its ilk are facilitating our desire to stay in, rather than compelling us to do so. 

They’ve thrived because they tap into the comfort-craving, risk-averse portions of our psyches.


There’s no doubt that some people simply prefer to stay home with a murder mystery and a nice big pizza 

while their friends are out hitting the dance floor. 

What’s remarkable is not that such preferences exist, 

but the glee people online seem to take in shouting about a night in from their digital rooftops.


 It is odd ...

there is a part of us that wants to connect. 

So we reach for our phones, wanting to share the pleasure we take in being alone.

Be honest, how many of you went to the Girls Night In link?   

What do you think of this trend?

5 comments:

  1. I've always preferred to stay home.
    However, young people are still learning social skills, making friends, and tracking down a mate. Hard to do that at home with a cell phone.

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    1. You can use Tinder and Instagram to find a mate these days. Like you, I have always preferred to stay at home. :-)

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  2. Maybe it's a reaction to how many outside activities they were forced to participate in as a kid.

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    1. Perhaps. Still, it has become a scary world out there! :-)

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  3. Interesting post, I enjoyed read this

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