FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_izjjwjd wrote
Reply to comment by redditor420_69 in The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved a sports betting license for Encore Boston Harbor. by nhggfu
Honestly it’s not the 2am last call. It’s the people. Most bars seem to go dark or close to it by midnight. Sleepy town.
big_whistler t1_izjpxb9 wrote
Well its not like you can take public transit home that late so that would be an issue
FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_izkdujq wrote
But it's all sort of wrapped up in the same issue. If demand were there, then presumably sooner or later "the rest" would be legislated/operated to fit.
NYC's transit system runs 24/7/365. Bars are open until 4 and not only is it not especially enforced but many bars and clubs are open well beyond sunrise.
SpaceBasedMasonry t1_izjuoig wrote
Yeah, why would we expect people to plan for staying out late when there is nothing to stay out late for, or even a way to cheaply and easily get home? Of course it seems sleepy.
brufleth t1_izk1bl2 wrote
I mean, you just take a cab/uber. People just don't want to bother though. You can also have a designated driver. It isn't like other places don't have similar (or much worse) transit issues.
I think people on reddit just often greatly overestimate the demand for all night drinking. This isn't a party town. We've mostly got work in the morning.
SpaceBasedMasonry t1_izlaux5 wrote
I think people underestimate how if options were consistent, reliable, and expected, more people would stay out late.
The worst thing the T did with it's late night experiment was calling it that. Everyone knew it was going to end and didn't change accordingly.
TheGrandExquisitor t1_izlfmu7 wrote
FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_iznvkg3 wrote
As a transplanted NYer....yeah.
TheGrandExquisitor t1_izocj8m wrote
I'm from Seattle and feel that way. Like, how does Seattle have better nightlife than Boston?
FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_izsokna wrote
I've come to appreciate that Boston offers many things. Nightlife however is not one of them.
TheGrandExquisitor t1_izt5t96 wrote
It is weird. Just from my perspective. Seattle was always considered a second tier city. The big bois had all the nightlife and crazy fun. LA, NY, Chicago, and I assumed Boston. I mean it had to, right? All those schools and such.
Nope.
Turns out Boston hates fun and is stuck in 1930.
Weird.
FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_iztrnxo wrote
Maybe if more college students were 21?
TheGrandExquisitor t1_izu3nms wrote
That ain't it.
I did grad school in Boston. There is a HUGE demand for nightlife of all kinds.
The problem is, Boston, and Mass in general hate fun and anything new.
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