"Back in 2002 the game I needed consisted of rubbing my crotch against a girls ass while dancing, having short banal conversations, then getting her number. Not only is that type of game insufficient today it may get you kicked out of the nightclub" : Roosh V
Nightlife is dying, I was inspired to write this after the closure of Tiger Tiger in Piccadilly London of all places. I also have a 21 year old male cousin who rarely goes out at the weekend. When I was the same age I was practically racing home from work on Friday evenings so I could go out. This is not unique to the UK with similar stories from North America, Australia and the rest of Europe.
Men go out to get women. That's the bottom line, yes socialising, getting drunk and enjoying the music are all factors. However the presence of large numbers young, single, attractive women creates an environment where men have the best chance. Bar and club owners have known this for generations. Letting women in for free on "ladies nights" will pay for itself by encouraging men who spend the money.
Dating sites/apps. In the past a woman risked slut judgement from friends, family, co-workers when leaving the club with a random man she'd met on the dance floor. Now she can hook up online easily, meet him where nobody knows her and the rest of the world would be none the wiser.
Fewer women are out as a result. I can't remember the last time I was out at midnight with more than 40% of the people being female. 2,3 or even 4 men to 1 woman is not unusual. As well as making it much more difficult for the men it has a negative effect on the women. Sensing their power even unattractive women become more bitchy and demanding.
Average men don't have a chance today. I was no Casanova back in the late 1990s / early 2000s. However I did get the occasional relationship, one night stand, drunken kiss or phone number. Young with hormones raging, this was enough to keep me going out and spending large amounts of money in bars and clubs. Today thanks to dating apps even below average women think they are entitled to the top few percent of men.
Getting a woman's phone number now means nothing. In the pre internet era around 25 - 50% of phone numbers I obtained resulted in meeting her again. Today she could have dozens of other men messaging her via dating apps and social media. If she perceives just one of them to be a better option then you are out.
The definition of harassment has drastically changed. By all means men who grope women or don't take no for an answer fully deserve to get kicked out a club by security. Today merely attempting a conversation with a woman is risky (if you are in the bottom 80% of male attractiveness). Organisations like #helpafriend produce posters telling men that subjecting to a women to go to a quiet place so they talk is "sexual abuse". How do they think their own parents met ????????
Even glancing in her direction is now risky, see the depressing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qct3-02huEU&t=0s In short, minor misunderstandings that in the past would have got you warned off by her friend now result in you getting kicked out of the club or even facing criminal charges.
If this happens to a young inexperienced man then it's obviously going to discourage him from ever approaching women again. Instead sitting at home playing video games and contributing to our society's crashing birth rates.
Covid lockdowns and the subsequent restrictions forced people to adopt new habits. Having drinks at home bars literally became the "new normal". A lot of people simply didn't go back to their old habits.
Economics. Nightclubs and bars massively increased their prices to get back the money they lost during covid. Combined with the general state of the economy many people simply can't afford to go out.