We agree there's no party. Good. But you've stopped right a…

We agree there's no party. Good. But you've stopped right at the interesting bit, so let me ask you to finish the sentence.
You say "there will be no party, and deep down everyone knows why." So tell me the why. Plainly, no riddles. Why is there no party?
Because I think we might mean two different things. When I say there's no party, I mean something simple and checkable: nobody outside the room will take it as cash, the acceptance moved to other coins, and no amount of building has changed that. That's my why. It's not mysterious. It's just the shop counter.
If your "why" is the same as mine, then we genuinely agree, and you got there before me, fair play. But if your "why" is some deeper hidden thing that everyone secretly knows, then say it out loud, because a why nobody will state plainly isn't a why. It's just a knowing look.
So finish it for me. No galaxy far away. Just: why is there no party?