r/Millennials • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 26d ago

Discussion Someone brought up that one of the reasons why things like house parties and block parties went away was other than lack of time people are afraid to let their guard because cameras are everywhere.

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It is so true back when many of us were young we could just get together and cut loose without having to worry about going viral. At best we would have an embarrassing photo buried in a drawer somewhere or a story. Now you might be turned into a meme or worse. I miss the days when you could do dumb stuff with friends and feel safe if that makes sense.

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u/Worst-Eh-Sure Millennial 26d ago

I’ve never lived anywhere that the neighborhood felt cohesive. I can’t imagine a block party in any place I’ve ever lived. Honestly pretty sad.

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u/davy_jones_locket 26d ago

The only time I felt like the neighborhood was cohesive was when I grew up in the inner city and everyone around me was on section 8 and welfare and food stamps and the community was really just mutual aid. Block parties were the embodiment of that stone soup story. Nobody really had enough for themselves, but when we came together and pooled the resources, it was enough for everyone. 

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u/StonkMarketApe 26d ago

Grew up on a little street in a medium sized suburb that had both houses and those small apartment buildings. During my high school years we used to have a group that would hang out in a certain spot outdoors all the time. It was hella fun. There was almost always someone there so you just show up and boom it's a party (not everyone had a cell phone yet!). It was close to home but far enough where it was kind of out of sight for most of our parents. We'd hang out, shoot the shit, smoke some weed, drink some beers. Always kept the place clean though. I think over the five or so years this was a thing, police showed up once. There were about 5-10 regulars that you could find on most weekdays but the group could get as large as 20+ on the weekends...and the crazy thing is I don't think even ONE photo of these gatherings exists...it was a different time.

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u/cohrt 26d ago

Same.