I would say no, maybe the local punk scene in your friends hometown is dying but over here and in other parts of the world it is thriving. I think punk is like metal, their culture will never fully die out cause it's relatable to newer generations not just the old ones. you got bands that stick to the post punk formula or bands that infuse it with ska or pop and many of these bands are out there keeping their punk scene alive cause punk is way more than just a passing fad it's more like a generational phase.
Even if most punks eventually grow out of that phase they'll be replaced by a new generation of punks who will surely call them sellouts and this cycle will continue on and on while punk and its standards keep mutating losing and gaining new audiences but never fully dying out. i mean, i could argue that folk culture is dead cause locally i don't see a folk music scene but i can guarantee you i can go online and find a folk artist playing to a full stadium.
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