The complexion of many clubs has changed dramatically since COVID, especially at night. During periods when clubs were shutdown and/or very slow, girls with kids were forced into the vanilla workplace to make ends meet and many never returned. They were replaced instead by younger dancers who, while serving as good eye candy, do not quite possess the same skills.
Even worse though, many of those who DID return on a P/T basis dropped back out when monthly child tax credits started paying out at the beginning of the year. This of course was on top of enhanced SNAP benefits being paid out most of the year and, until a few months ago, enhanced unemployment. Oh and for those actually working when they lost the UI, higher wages due to labor shortages.
But there is finally hope again. These fucking job killing tax credit payments are finally expiring due to the wisdom of one Sen. Joe Manchin. Add to that the recent ends of various other diversionary programs and the current price inflation on basic goods and services and there is hope that we will soon see the return of the MILF to our beloved clubs.

