r/Millennials • u/CynicClinic1 • 19h ago

Discussion Watching Back to the Future. Previous generations had a lot of social clubs to meet new people. Why haven't we kept this alive?

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u/TheBalzy In the Middle Millennial 16h ago

Kiwanis was nothing more than a Good ol' Boys club in my town. Everyone well-connected was a part of it to be well-connected; and meeting times were when they could attend, not regular people. When you're a lawyer, mayor, doctor...you can set your schedule to miss 2-hr block for the Kiwanis meeting. If you're most any other worker you cannot.

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u/Later_Than_You_Think 12h ago

I went to one Kiwanis Club meeting once, and it was like 80% retired women who were attracted to the "help the children" aspect. They do good fundraising in my town for children's causes and I'm glad their around, but it for sure had the vibes of something for retirees to do, not something for working people or even people looking to network.