
Originally Posted by
305gurl
Ive heard the same thing from veteran dancers about the money not being great like it was in 10-15 years ago, even 5 years ago, and how men back then were serious about spending at strip clubs and now strip clubs are advertising themselves as "adult nightclubs."
My thoughts: People today, men in our case, have more options for entertainment then before - ranging from reasonable-to-low-to-free entertainment. Thanks to the Internet. Though it's good, but it greatly effected us, dancers, with these free contents out there that is easily accessible with their phones. It changed the demographic over time. The male teenagers and young adult males of yesterday is now the adult in their mid-20's-to-30's of today that grew up with this "freemium" mentality. Veteran dancers tell that back then, the prime targets were "older white males," since they're the ones who frequent and were serious about spending on the dancers, and now, they don't come in anymore from what the veterans say.
From my point-of-view, they're right.
Businesses has to introduce the service/product to a new audience or generation of consumers in order to stay in business. And some products, older customers phase out: for example - Disney has to recapture a newer audience once the children of yesterday has grown out. In our case, the "older white males" and "fat-ugly-socially-awkward-guy" who lack female attention of yesterday are phasing out or already phased as they retired or going to retire(penny-pinching) and got married or got into the current norms which those consumers have to replace with the new consumers. But as this "freemium" mentality has become the norm and, as well, with the current economical structure: rising cost-of-living, inflation, stagnated wages, debt, good-paying jobs disappearing, and other factors. It has change the view of the growing Millennial consumer demographic on how to spend money - especially men.
Have you guys ever tried to ask any male friends/relatives about their opinions about strip clubs? Or hear conversations from them or from strangers? It's always negative in my experience from my brother who is in his early-30's and never set a foot in a strip club, at Reddit, and as well, hearing from 19-year-olds laughing at the idea of a guy spending money on a woman just to dance in front of him. It's nothing mysterious to them and they all know how the strip club environment works. The strip clubs lost its aura and shock value in today's world.
I know there's other factors to mention: hookup culture, as girls are giving it up easily, sex is now normalize, rap music greatly influenced the SC environment and bringing in these fools thta hang out at a strip club and not spending, and so on.
It's not only strip clubs that is being effected. But casinos, lottery, and other industries are also being effected as consumers get smarter or just plain out cheap. But the way of the trends are heading, strip clubs are incline to promote the "nightclub" vibe to get revenue.
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