I'm not arguing - I'm simply stating fact.
No, you discounted the need for altar boys rather than girls, by stating the anecdotal evidence of you and yoru peers.
There is a difference between the statements "The vast majority of priests were altar boys" and "the vast majority of altar boys become priests."
Did you serve alongside altar girls?
< No, but I wouldn't have minded doing so. My service was from (roughly) the years 1977-1981.
Well, a lot of young boys do eschew doing "girl" things, especially when conscious of their peers. As altar girls turn altar service into a "girl" thing, boys eschew it.
SD