A couple of years ago I was at a beach in FL when a long weekend came around. Late afternoon/evening that Friday it was packed with young women (say, 16 to 22 or so) wearing a thong or something very close to one. That Saturday I saw maybe a handful (so to speak) that whole day. Apparently, the sight of all those bare butts caused them to think that showing it off wasn't all that great of a thing, after all.