• i think of it less like a pit of despair and more like a temporary detour / an alternative plan for the evening.

      but anyway, if some kind of camaraderie developed between a significant fraction of 300 people all realizing they got stood up and ghosted during a coordinated deception by the owner-proprietor of the place where they are currently located, i suspect the camaraderie would not be to the immediate material benefit or safety of the owner-proprietor.