The majority of the working class is in the service industry in the imperial core and thst means we service 9-5 workers and cause I’m busy at work doing that evenings and weekends, I can’t go a meeting. Going to a fucking DIY show is a ticket master expense in lost wages. My 6pm is midnight and that’s true for a shitload of people who represent the current working class. It’s enough of a pain in my ass I’ve gotta run my errands before work. I can’t be heard cause I’ve gotta work whenever the floor is open.
My college years were spent working until midnight at a food service job, then I got away from it for about ten years, then while working a ~9-5 I got a second job delivering pizzas in the evening. That shift of workers invited me for drinks after close, but I always had to decline because I had responsibilities to get back to and delivery was just extra money. Still, your point stands that a huge part of the workforce that maintains this way of life doesn’t get to participate in business hours. It’s one thing I like about my town because it has a lot of “food handlers happy hours” on Mon-Tue or during late hours
The happy hours thing is nice but also drinking is the one thing that is easily available at night anyway. Other people get to socialize in ways that aren’t partying.