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Many people are already socially satisfied: When I work at home I carry on multiple conversations with people over IRC, IM, Skype, video chat, Google Hangouts,
by corresation 13y ago
Many people are already socially satisfied: When I work at home I carry on multiple conversations with people over IRC, IM, Skype, video chat, Google Hangouts, and occasionally even the venerable telephone. In real life I have a number of friends who share interests and outlooks, who I'm met in many interesting ways, and not just because we share an employer.
When I go to the cafe (I'm a different person from who you're replying to) I often go to meet up with other peers, but even when I don't, just being around other people mixes things up.
- lgieron 13y agoI share the sentiment - I have a social life outside of work so having it at work (with people I did not get to choose) is not crucial. When I go to coffeeshops I'm mostly looking to mix up my routine with the stimuli that coffee shop provides (noises, strangers at nearby tables) which I don't have at home. Something about the brain being bored with the constancy of the environment I suppose.