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Yeah there are plenty of third spaces. I go and play board games at my local cafe and library. Go on walks. Play sports (tennis, cycling). Have a book club. Dri

• true_religion 3y ago
  Outside of the coffee houses, I’m not sure any of those are a third space. A third spade is somewhere people can allow their real selves to show. It’s also commonly identified as a place where you can have revolutions grow, or have the dissenting come together. If the primary purpose of a space is a singular activity that overwhelms discussion of other things, then it’s not a third space. Sporting associations can be third spaces, but that isn’t the case if people take the sport seriously.