In this YouTube video by Haylo Hayley, titled "TikTok Has RUINED Trick or Treating For Gen Alpha..." , she discusses the decline of traditional Halloween trick-or-treating, especially as observed in 2024. She attributes this shift to changing culture. Particularly the influence of social media and technology (notably TikTok and mobile devices) and a decline in cultural participation among both children and adults. Some of her main points include: Some children who do go out report wandering for hours with few houses participating. Many kids now prefer to stay home on their devices (iPads, iPhones) rather than participate in Halloween traditions. Homeowners are less inclined to decorate or hand out candy because of low turnout. Millennials and Gen Z, excited to hand out candy for the first time, are left disappointed by the lack of trick-or-treaters. Gen Alpha (kids born after 2010) reportedly see Halloween as "cringe" or "lame," and older k...