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No third space (and phones)
by tennisflyi 3y ago
No third space (and phones)
- jszymborski 3y agoIf you ask me, the lack of third space is a super underrated cause relative to phone usage. When people talk about phone use as a cause of isolation, I think of Victorian descriptions of melancholic women and their obsession with novels that brought them to that state.
- janalsncm 3y agoBingo. Phones definitely don’t help, but people in all countries have phones. The death of third places is a problem in America and correlated with the decline in malls and even decreases in teen drivers license. Almost every third place in America either costs money or (in the case of places like libraries) is noticeably impacted other social problems like homelessness. And on top of that, you have to drive to get there.
- mercer 3y agospeaking from The Netherlands, it's a problem here too.
- DavidPastrnak 3y agoThis is big for me and I didn’t realize it until recently. Right now I’ve added a local ice rink for pickup hockey and a golf course as a third space for each season. I’d be curious to hear what others are doing.
- cassianoleal 3y agoI hadn't come across the concept of a third space until ... yesterday, I think, on another HN thread. That said, it just seems weird that people would go about their lives without having one. For me, it's mostly the climbing gym where I both socialise with my friends and strangers.