Nobody Wants To Party Anymore
Slate Debates
Slate Podcasts
4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by sociologist and content creator Josh Lora, who goes by @tellthebeees on TikTok and Substack. In his viral piece, “The Mainstreaming of Loserdom,” Lora explores how a generation of people is becoming proudly anti-social, often in favor of staying home on their phones. While less and less people may be partying, they’re not exactly happy about it. Are we doomed to doomscroll, or can we fight for our right to party again?
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| 0:34.2 | Rob. |
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| 1:29.3 | And I don't know about you, but I want people to party again. |
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