I think the author is right. Looking back, much of my social interaction was spending time with coworkers that I liked, and the rest was time with friends from

I think the author is right. Looking back, much of my social interaction was spending time with coworkers that I liked, and the rest was time with friends from college. I didn't really have a "3rd place" and most of my social interaction was with work friends. But now I have a family, so I spend time with them, and with other people that have kids our age that live nearby and go to the same school, or go to the same art studio nearby. I no longer need social interaction from work to fill my life. But here is the real problem -- a lot of the people who can "fix" this are like me -- they already have their built in social networks and don't need these other places.