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Sign me up. Cooperative living (very much in the same vein) sustained me through college. 'adulthood' is comparatively extremely isolating. Where is one supp
by andbberger 8y ago
Sign me up.
Cooperative living (very much in the same vein) sustained me through college.
'adulthood' is comparatively extremely isolating.
Where is one supposed to find a tribe, in a city, in this day and age?
- hinkley 8y agoYou have to get off the computer and go outside. Hobbies are a good way to meet people. Volunteer work is better.
- andbberger 8y agoThat was a rhetorical question. > You have to get off the computer and go outside. That has nothing to do with it. The kinds of institutions I want to be part of don't really exist in the US
- bgutierrez 8y agoWhat institutions are you thinking of?
- Kluny 8y agoHow about a place where you can go to get food and socialize with people without being required to buy something? A bar, but for those who don't want to drink. A coffee shop for those who don't want to pay 3 dollars for burned coffee. A library where you're allowed to eat. A park where it's okay to hang out and talk to strangers even if you're an adult and don't have a kid or dog with you.
- msla 8y agoAn enclosed city park, in other words, only magically without creeps and assholes?
- stronglikedan 8y agoI've never been to a bar where I was required to buy something.
- blairbeckwith 8y agoMaybe you haven’t been to a bar that has kicked you out for not buying something, but you have certainly been to a bar that wishes you weren’t there not buying stuff. If you think you haven’t, well...
- stronglikedan 8y agoExcept that's not what we're talking about, and even if it were, who cares what they wish - I'm there to socialize with friends, not employees.
- andbberger 8y agoHow about it! Sounds good to me
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- andbberger 8y agoCooperatives of all kind. Housing. Work. Canteens. Warm and welcoming places that invite all to step in from the cold and stay awhile. Housing coops and canteens exist but are not common. Worker coops on the other hand... I sincerely believe that a well-organized tech worker coop would eat the world. The incentives are fundamentally misaligned for the average worker in the modern corporation. I'm well aware that I'm getting taking advantage of everyday when I show up to work, and that sets a pretty low upper bound on the amount of fucks I give about someone else's corporation. 'disrupt' that and you'll be unstoppable.
- jfk13 8y agoMaybe try somewhere else, then -- perhaps volunteer on a kibbutz, and see if that's what you're looking for?
- dyeje 8y agoCurious what institutions you're referring to, could you list some examples?
- kaffeemitsahne 8y agoA bit baffled by the negative reactions you're getting, just wanted to say that I agree with this sentiment.
- RandallBrown 8y agoI have not had any difficulty finding a "tribe" as an adult in a big city. Intramural sports, meetup groups, work, bars, gyms, etc. all work very well.
- awad 8y agoWeWork is also pushing a WeLive concept that is essentially this. Anecdotally, I'm aware of a more grassroots-style of living in San Francisco wherein groups of 12-60 people live as a community in older, larger buildings (The Red Vic, Negev, Campus Coliving). It's not for everyone but certainly fills a niche.
- archagon 8y agoSame boat for me: co-op living in college has infected me with a longing for community. Russia (and Europe to some extent) has a movement of anti-cafes, which are communal spaces that you pay a bit per hour to inhabit. Come to work, play board games, read, or just hang out. Coffee is often provided for cheap. We could use these in the US. I guess hackerspaces may come close in spirit, but I’ve never been.
- selimthegrim 7y agoI've seen a couple in Montreal but don't know about their current status