> It’s why we still go to theaters to watch movies, concerts to listen to music, ballparks to see a game, casinos to place a bet, and restaurants to grab a bite.<p>Aren’t we doing less of all those things?<p>Theatres are in decline.<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/business/media/movie-theaters-coronavirus.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/business/media/movie-thea...</a><p>Live sports in person attendance numbers are in decline.<p><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/nobodys-going-to-sports-in-person-and-no-one-seems-to-care.html" rel="nofollow">https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/nobodys-going-to-spo...</a><p>Casinos are in decline.<p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2014/1203/With-fewer-young-people-gambling-time-for-a-government-rethink" rel="nofollow">https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2014/...</a><p>Not sure about restaurants overall, but I know since DoorDash and UberEats I don’t go to them unless dragged.<p>I’m not convinced that the number of people who want those experiences is more than 50% of the population, whereas before retail, movies, etc were fairly universal.