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This topic comes up a lot, and the biggest pro return to office argument is essentially social. People want more human interactions that online do not give them
by ecshafer 4y ago
This topic comes up a lot, and the biggest pro return to office argument is essentially social. People want more human interactions that online do not give them.
This I think is more indicative of society, and I think is something that is a gap in society / business opportunity. WeWork, which was poorly run, I think really has a foot into this, but not to the full extent. In urban design there is this idea of a third place, somewhere that is not work or home that people interact. These places have massively declined in the west, especially in the united states. People used to have many many third places. People had work, and home, but then they would also have church that they attended weekly or more, they would have union halls, taverns, social organizations (masons, elks, knights of columbus, vfw, etc). A lot of bars and restaurants are a lot louder and more consumer focused than they used to be I think as well which has hurt.
Public Libraries are another place that could step up, try and get more people to work from there and socialize, but most libraries have pretty bad hours and are undefunded or have strict silence requirements. But I can see a need for some kind location, that is open a lot, 7am-10pm or something, that you pay a membership fee for. That you can go anytime, and drink cheap coffee or beer and work / socialize in them.