Back when "Cheers" was popular the Internet had no real social media sites, so people gathered at at local places. Today there are so many social media sites online, you no longer need to physically gather at one place. Big Social media sites like X are popular with younger people, but the human connection isn't there.

Absolutely, the generations after boomers don't socialize like people back then. They really have to be more guarded in what they say and do because of possible repercussions. Back in the boomer era we didn't have those concerns.