I’ve been a hangout at the coffee shop/bar and casually meet people person for over 20yrs. In the last six months the amount of conversations I’ve had with strangers has shot up exponentially. For the first time in many years it’s reminded me of what the social scene was like when I was in my teens and early 20s at the turn of the century. And it’s not just people my age returning to it, it’s a lot of the 21-25 crowd. I’ve been invited to play darts, join a pool or foosball game, or play some Buck Hunter with a stranger more times this year than I probably was in the past five. It’s nice, a chill night out meeting new people even if it’s a temporary “let’s converse for a bit”.