I went to the same gym for years; it had three areas: cardio with a variety of machines, weight machines, and a free weight area that serious lifters tended to use. They had rooms, too, for classes, but beside the point.
Over the years the clientele changed from serious lifters and people, men and women, serious about exercise and working out, to the casual exerciser: lift a light weight 10 times, set it down, sit on bench, look at phone for 2 minutes, take selfie, repeat. The clothes the women were wearing became tighter, clingier, and shorter. I left the gym, bought some stuff, work out at home. I miss some of the things in the gym because I do not have the money to buy those things, but by and large I get a better exercise experience at home.