With all due respect: you're commenting on a post of an article about the New Yorker about an entire book someone made about this phenomenon. Maybe the book is all anecdotes, but this isn't just your friend sitting around watching Netflix all day and wonder why everything is so boring. Clearly there's a larger societal issue.
I'm glad it works out for you, but you aren't society.
Their anecdotal experience is more a reflection of their own preferences.
The venues in my suburban area have only grown over the past 10 years and new venues have opened.