I see the opposite as someone born and living in San Francisco.
Growing up in the city, we had arcades, bowling alleys, mini golf, Lan Party Cafe's, etc.
Then the city got more and more expensive, and businesses couldn't afford the rent / leases in the city anymore.
Affordable recreation isn't available in SF and that leads me to just stay at home as an adult instead of going out and doing something that doesn't involve drinking.
Churches don't pay taxes. They collect money from attendee's to pay for the real estate they occupy.
Any other gathering / community has to deal with these real world problems before they can attract people.
In my college years, there were clubs or fraternities, and they could use classrooms or student unions as low cost resources to gather in person and foster community. I think that's a barrier as an adult.
Yep. Also besides Lan parties, we had the N64, which allowed 4 peoplo play together. GoldenEye and various Mario games were a blast. the next generation had Halo and linking Xbox's together. Now a days I don't think kids or teens are having that same kind of fun we did back in the day.
Then the city got more and more expensive, and businesses couldn't afford the rent / leases in the city anymore.
Affordable recreation isn't available in SF and that leads me to just stay at home as an adult instead of going out and doing something that doesn't involve drinking.