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0 pointskaashif7mo ago0 comments

> "In decline" is the sort of state that's can only be articulated in abstract terms.

It absolutely is not. It's very concrete and is a real problem.

In the UK, for example, there's a well documented trend of pubs and clubs shutting as business declines.

And this has real world impacts or causes, the number of people who are single is rising substantially: https://archive.is/kyk2L

This isn't rationalizing personal loneliness as a societal ill. It's noticing a societal ill based on real world effects.

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password3217mo ago

> In the UK, for example, there's a well documented trend of pubs and clubs shutting as business declines.

Just to be clear, this is a sign of a cultural shift. Pubs are an old English tradition that people aren't interested in as much anymore. They would rather go to a sushi restaurant or go get curry. Same thing has happened with fish and chips shops.

sw0306957mo ago

Pubs and clubs are declining due to a cultural shift amongst the young. Alcohol isn't cool for the younger generations and a larger cohort of young people can be found in the gym and running around than ever before.

If I was an investing man I'd stick all of my money into Garmin, running shoe companies, gyms and the like.

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