It's been that way since the early eighties. Much to my delight. ;o)
I was in college in the early 80's. It wasn't that way.
The eighties were pretty wild. I went into HS in 81 and graduated from college in 89 and we had a lot of fun but managed to avoid a lot of the pitfalls of the era.
Now I am a married mom with 2 kids with just memories! AHHH youth....