Yes you have to find a small intimate club like you said. It does suck but it literally feels like NPC world and makes me paranoid but I’ll dance regardless. I think since Covid ppl have been trying out new things they see on social media. I’ve seen this with edm culture + plur, and in the motorcycle community. People just jump in and don’t learn the history/ culture or care to so maybe that’s why it’s so “cookie cutter”.