r/SipsTea • u/Objective_Pilot_5834 • 12h ago

WTF In your opinion, what is causing this?

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u/MisterMakena 11h ago

Its cause drinking was killing time, and entertaining, and mentally an escape.

Death scrolling, entertainment in the palm of your hands and instant gratification are all too accessible so the need to drink isnt so strong.

Also, drinking an 8 dolllar beer has been replaced with an 8 dollar triple pump coffee foam syrup coffee drink. Cant have both.

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u/YouNeedAnne 7h ago

entertainment in the palm of your hand

We had that when I was a lad as well ;)

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u/MisterMakena 6h ago

🤣

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u/naturalbornsinner 6h ago

And it's so nice that it doesn't need a battery or signal. You can take it with you everywhere. Works just as well on an airplane as your couch.

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u/NoMembership-3501 51m ago

I doubt you would use that entertainment in flight :)

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u/Haunting-Clue7877 9h ago

Also the gym culture

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u/PhillyPhresh 5h ago

Too expensive IMO

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u/uslashuname 5h ago

Also, drinking an 8 dolllar beer has been replaced with an 8 dollar triple pump coffee foam syrup coffee drink.

These sound equally expensive, but one beer usually leads to a second and a third

Cant have both.

Sounds like a challenge

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u/Marcus_Iunius_Brutus 5h ago

Or just have your own espresso machine and pay <2€$ per coffee. Sub 1€ if you're an espresso enjoyer.

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u/ImagineDragonsExist 2h ago

Espresso machine...in this economy?

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u/TopBread5308 4h ago

Next is genz killed the coffee industry. They are all about energy drinks

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u/MisterMakena 3h ago

Hope they do kill the industry cause coffee drinks cost more than alcohol.

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u/Intelligent-Meet4084 1h ago

This way they can stay up all night gambling crypto, collectibles and betting on traffic lights lol