That doesn't explain the declines before that. It requires a lot of domestic skills and time to host a good party.

It really doesn’t take massive skill to invite your friends over. It doesn’t have to be this huge production.

And as for time, the average person finds time for hours of short form video and other useless tasks. Which is actually the real problem, social media has sucked up everyone’s time and attention to the point people don’t socialise anymore.

and energy which a lot of people in my social groups always seem too exhausted for

yeah the time is a big one, in a double career household who is doing all the prep work?