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I think we as a society would benefit from evolving the "third place". A place that is neither work nor home where you can socialize. Like it or not, lot of peo

by km3r 3y ago

I think we as a society would benefit from evolving the "third place". A place that is neither work nor home where you can socialize. Like it or not, lot of people want remote work, so the best path forward is to adapt.

xen2xen1 3y ago
That used to be called church.
progrus 3y ago
This is traditionally called “the pub” in the UK or “the bar” in the US. Maybe it’s time for society to work on that drinking habit, eh?
Gigachad 3y ago
Probably what we will end up with is school from home, work from home, everything from home. Socialisation will move entirely online where you meet up on VR Chat or whatever is popular at the time. Many people will almost never leave their house.
- potatolicious 3y ago
  This is... demonstrably untrue? People who work from home generally aren't house-bound, they will still go to the coffee shop, the local park, local stores, meetups, pubs, bars, etc. Sure, if you live in a very amenity-poor area WFH may in fact be quite isolating - but if anything that reinforces the main thrust of the argument: live in a city where there are things to do other than working and hanging out with coworkers!
  - Gigachad 3y ago
    I think it’s is quite observably already happening. We have a growing portion of anti social shut ins and the problem is only getting worse. I think it’s realistic that social media and VR will just completely take over.
    - _v7gu 3y ago
      Shut-ins have always existed, at least they can be employed now. That is actually a nice pro for generally available remote work.
tick_tock_tick 3y ago
The Bar or Church they haven't gone away.
- afavour 3y ago
  The church at least has gone away for an increasing segment of the population. And bars are squeezed by increased rents etc, sadly.
  - gavmor 3y ago
    And, frankly, while alcohol has its place in society, it shouldn't be the basis thereof.
nsplayer 3y ago
that's called the pub mate
Sai_ 3y ago
India really struggles in this regard. We don’t have a widespread pub/bar culture so everyone meets out on the streets…just knots of people sitting on bikes and chatting with each other. This is traffic nuisance but also makes the streets relatively safe (on average). I just wish a “third place” culture would spontaneously arise if only to decongest the roads.

by km3r 3y ago

xen2xen1 3y ago

That used to be called church.

progrus 3y ago

This is traditionally called “the pub” in the UK or “the bar” in the US. Maybe it’s time for society to work on that drinking habit, eh?

Gigachad 3y ago

Probably what we will end up with is school from home, work from home, everything from home. Socialisation will move entirely online where you meet up on VR Chat or whatever is popular at the time. Many people will almost never leave their house.

potatolicious 3y ago
This is... demonstrably untrue? People who work from home generally aren't house-bound, they will still go to the coffee shop, the local park, local stores, meetups, pubs, bars, etc. Sure, if you live in a very amenity-poor area WFH may in fact be quite isolating - but if anything that reinforces the main thrust of the argument: live in a city where there are things to do other than working and hanging out with coworkers!
- Gigachad 3y ago
  I think it’s is quite observably already happening. We have a growing portion of anti social shut ins and the problem is only getting worse. I think it’s realistic that social media and VR will just completely take over.
  - _v7gu 3y ago
    Shut-ins have always existed, at least they can be employed now. That is actually a nice pro for generally available remote work.

tick_tock_tick 3y ago

The Bar or Church they haven't gone away.

afavour 3y ago
The church at least has gone away for an increasing segment of the population. And bars are squeezed by increased rents etc, sadly.
- gavmor 3y ago
  And, frankly, while alcohol has its place in society, it shouldn't be the basis thereof.

nsplayer 3y ago

that's called the pub mate

Sai_ 3y ago

India really struggles in this regard. We don’t have a widespread pub/bar culture so everyone meets out on the streets…just knots of people sitting on bikes and chatting with each other. This is traffic nuisance but also makes the streets relatively safe (on average). I just wish a “third place” culture would spontaneously arise if only to decongest the roads.