Man I miss when concerts and events weren't just for rich kids and people with disposable incomes. I remember going to see Metallica, $40 mid tier tickets. I saw AC DC for about the same. Rob zombie with Ozzy Osbourne. I even saw a WrestleMania for like $80 and that was a lot then for great seats.
Now concert tickets for Metallica are running $400-500 mid tier each. Even smaller bands and events are more than what a premium event used to cost. The development League hockey games cost more than the NHL games used to. Working class people have been priced out.
Sample bias. The unhealthy and depressed people were less likely to be out being active and having fun.
This is fred durst at Woodstock 99. Decidedly everyone there was not happy, and after this set everyone was less happy . Has to do with 90s generation being not happy generally.
There were def fatties back then too. But time has progressed and things have only got worse.
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It's normalized in the US to be fat. All the people around are fat too, so they are rarely shaming. You'll fit right in.
If you're the only fat one in the group (like when you go to most of Asia) they usually make sure you know - repeatedly - that you're the fat one. It's a pretty big incentive to not be that one.
If everyone else is fat too, then why bother (aside from the million health and happiness reasons)
Note the lack of drinking water and sanitary facilities with the crowd that size and become a wizard that predicts the future now past.
When I went to my first Riot Fest I looked around and was like, "Damn, did they shut down the punk rock retirement home?"
Then I realized I had just turned 31 and couldn't trust myself any more.
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Now now, let's not jump to conclusions. Anon might have a brain injury.
Y'all are fat as fuck. Period. But I think I know why... bear with me.
I've spent decades watching Americans get fatter and fatter and fatter. I've seen people tonight that were unthinkable in the 70s and 80s. From talking to friends and neighbors over the years I've gathered this, "Yeah. I'm/he/she/ is a little pudgy, but at least I'm not as fat as him/her!"
You see people worse off than you and breathe a sigh of relief. Well... I look at gravestones and think, "At least I'm not that bad off!"
Keep telling my how bad your joints hurt when you hit 30.
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Should watch the Woodstock 99 doc, lol. Really missing out.
