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Gen Z Can’t Even With Bar Tabs

Gen Z Can’t Even With Bar Tabs

Who knew the scariest part of a night out would be... leaving your card at the bar?

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Dan Dunn
Jun 06, 2025
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I read a New York Times article earlier this week headlined, “Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Start a Bar Tab.” It’s about how these anxious little 20-something digital hermit crabs insist on closing out and paying after every single drink. Not just the first one. Not just the complicated one with foam and flower petals. Every. Single. Drink.

This got me thinking.

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