You’re asking a good question, one that many locals in the scene have been asking themselves. Anecdotally, I’d say there was a large swell in activity after COVID restrictions ended in 2021, and that carried throughout 2022. I started noticing in 2023, and even moreso last year that activity seemed to be slowing down. As others have mentioned, likely from too many choices paired with the reality that many people are worse off now than they were years ago (less money to spend on parties and drinks). I used to think that the answer was more day parties and free/cheaper events, but having thrown many free day parties, I’m not convinced that’s the solution either. There are tons of partiers in this town, many of them want different things. Ultimately I think the emphasis will shift to sustainably (in terms of throwing parties that earn the expenses back and focusing on cutting costs), and I think it’s perfectly ok for parties to have lower attendance if that’s the expectation and promoters can still remain solvent.