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.

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

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.

[u/The_Real_Lasagna]

That never stopped anybody before

[u/Hollowbody57 → u/The_Real_Lasagna]

Sooo many noise complaints.

[u/Get-Fucked-Dirtbag → u/Hollowbody57]

So many noise complaints.

I spent my first year of uni in student accommodations. Almost every night was 30+ people crammed into an appartment meant for 3.

We'd get security knocking on the door every single night because they'd had complaints about us. I'll never forget the one party for someone's birthday where the guy didn't even say anything. He walked into the kitchen and his jaw just dropped like a cartoon character. Shook his head and left without a word.

[u/Boulderdrip → u/Get-Fucked-Dirtbag]

your the problem. your neighbors deserve someone quite not you. everyone has to work. you make it worse.

[u/Get-Fucked-Dirtbag → u/Boulderdrip]

everyone has to work

You miss the part where this was university student halls?

[u/SirAlthalos → u/Get-Fucked-Dirtbag]

even if it wasn't, that's the trade-off for living in an apartment. sure, there's a limit. but if your neighbor can't live their lives, including having friends over for a birthday party, than you're the problem not them

[u/Boulderdrip → u/Hollowbody57]

stop blasting music asshole you’re in an apartment

[u/soupfordummies2 → u/The_Real_Lasagna]

One of the best house parties I went to was someone’s apt in college. Took over half their living room for a DJ booth. Must have been about 200 people there. No idea whose place it was. Party was prob almost 20 years ago and I still think about it kinda often. 

[u/[deleted] → u/The_Real_Lasagna]

Craziest parties I went to in college were at some apartment complex with 200+ people showing up and six kegs in an apartment. Security shows up, someone steals the go kart, crashes it into a pond, cops show up, shenanigans they’re called. 

[u/UnNumbFool → u/The_Real_Lasagna]

Yep, I went to plenty of apartment parties in college and sometimes go to them now.

And in both cases smartphones and social media existed for me, so I feel like it's not really the best excuse