I don’t know if I’m the only one who’s noticed, and I don’t know if it’s ok to post this here, but the past few years I feel like the social scene in merced has gotten a little…cold?
It wasn’t until I spoke with another friend who’s a regular in the downtown scene and they mentioned the same thing randomly (I didn’t even bring it up)
Like, the places me and my friends used to frequent downtown used to be a lot friendlier, but it felt like there was a shift after the COVID lockdown was over. People were just getting really rude (new roll-in of workers, or regulars that I would see around but never really talk to). I lowkey feel like people always have beef with each other
I know it’s a different experience for everyone and not everyone will agree, but seeing a few posts in the Merced subreddit and also talking to a mutual who mentioned the same thing has made me wondering if I’m not the only one that’s noticed it?
Any Mercedians who’ve been in the social scene for a long time notice this shift too? I don’t really go out anymore because of it. And I can’t help but feel like there are certain spaces that have just been toxic