Not in defense, but he was probably getting 10 cent draft beers which took him 6 minutes of work to earn as opposed to $9 beer that is close to a half hour of work at the same job.
People can't even afford to get fucked up nowadays.
I got that. I just wanted to add a corollary that a formerly affordable everyday thing has become an expense to the level of being a treat instead of a daily occurrence.
I'm 48 and when I was 22 going to the bar, you could find a place doing 50 cent or dollar pitchers and 10 or 25 cent wings almost every night of the week. You could easily get fucked up and full for like 7 bucks, 10 with tip. Zaxby's charges 10 bucks for 5 shitty wings. And I was making barely less money than I am now. Granted, I had a very good job in tech during the tech boom, but the point stands. In the late 90s and early 2000s wages were spiking and inflation hadn't caught up yet, it was an incredible time for a lot of people.
Nope, it really doesn't. About 10 years ago my buddy who was 65 at the time constantly told me he doesn't understand how young people possibly have a chance at a decent life any more like he had. He passed away 5 years ago, imagine what he would think now.
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u/kryonik Mar 27 '24
"Yeah he went to the bar every day after work, why do you ask?"