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Third place experiments have a tendency to turn into impromptu homeless shelters. Im' not saying we don't need shelters, but Pete and Bob from accounting are n
by nikanj 7y ago
Third place experiments have a tendency to turn into impromptu homeless shelters.
Im' not saying we don't need shelters, but Pete and Bob from accounting are not like to chill out at one.
- jtmcmc 7y agoaddressing the root causes of homelessness would probably make sense. This is part of the fundamental mismanagement of america...
- klyrs 7y ago> Im' not saying we don't need shelters, but Pete and Bob from accounting are not like to chill out at one. Yeah, let's flip that. In this situation, Pete and Bob are self-isolating because they belong to a different societal caste than "third place people." It's sad. Pete and Bob are lonely, and very close to friendless -- but homeless people are forced into a community where they end up finding friends and support structures that Pete and Bob can't even imagine. But if Pete and Bob enter a third place, they'll probably shun, and be shunned by, the folks who frequent that place. All of society is harmed by our lack of altruism. Homelessness is everybody's problem.