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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You couldn’t make Clueless because shopping malls are dead (or at least nowhere near as cool as they used to be)

Not in smaller towns, but big malls in bigger cities are still thriving.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    As an European, it boggles my mind that small town malls were ever a big thing in the US.

    In my country, cities still have malls, but small towns never did. There's just not enough people + anyone who wants to go shopping will just go to the nearest city.

    Then again, I guess our cities are American small towns by population...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Small town America didn't have a "third space". That's essentially what made malls successful.

    European small towns still have a walkable city center of some kind with restaurants and shops. Shopping malls are America's version of the European city center.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    True, but it's less of a universal experience than in the 90s, and thus would be significantly less relatable to a growing population of teens, many of whom have few or no accessible third spaces left. My understanding is it's mostly upscale malls and shops that are still thriving; most other standard mall retail has moved online.

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