Why spend on alcohol when I can buy more books, games, travel the world or join a sports club instead of damaging my own body and end up paying more with hospital bills later in life?
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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Legitimately I think it's because Gen Z and below are horribly anxious and not very social. We really fucked these kids' confidence over at every opportunity and now we're wondering why they're not going out to parties and stuff and why they're not really dating.
Weed is clearly superior (at lest for me)
Vaping is massive with them too.
Many Gen Z are under 21
Gen Z refers to the demographic cohort born roughly between 1997 and 2012. So ages 13 to 28. Seven years of data is a fine enough sample set.
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They have to spend like 80% of their income on housing. The rest on groceries and bills.
Gen Y here, love Gen Zs. You got it, folks, keep resisting.
Because alcohol is bad for you?
Our parents were still told that a glass of wine a day was healthy.
tiktok and youtube thats why. that pretty much is the new alcohol. Also things GLP-1, omezpic, and WEGOVY also is a threat to alcohol industry.
GLP-1, omezpic, and WEGOVY also is a threat to alcohol industry.
Why? Do thin people not drink?
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When I was 19 I could barely scrape together $22 for a 30 rack of something cheap.
When I was 14 I had never tried alcohol. Obviously the 21-25 crowd might be expected to spend slightly more on alcohol (maybe?) than the 26-30 crowd. But like even if Gen Z isn't drinking (which I hear is true) I wouldn't expect them to spend a lot on booze, for a host of reasons.
Isn't it common for people to start consuming alcohol with age? I found it disgusting still at 20
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Yeah but how was the data collected? At bars and pubs? The cost of alcohol has always been pricey but its been very expensive for gen z. We had pre-drinks before going out and then didnt spend much at the pub coz we were already on a few things. Im in my 30s now and i still do predrinks before going somewhere or i just dont drink coz im not paying $20 for a shot of gin with some tonic water
They like the cheap shit. Generation MD.