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Third places

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Sociological concept of community gathering spaces beyond home and work, referenced in critique of blaming systemic issues for personal failures

Mentions (3)
"You're so lonely and socially isolated because of the decline of third places? You're so fat because there's high fructose corn syrup in everything? Yeah possibly man but there's still libraries, parks, rec centers and pubs around that you never go to and there's plenty of healthy food available."
Free will still exists · u/Namerinos · ↑586 · 2023-06-13
"I've also seen some discourse lately about "third places" (places that are not home or work where people can be part of of their community, i.e. cafes, churches, gyms)."
"Third places are created when it's too crowded, uncomfortable, or just impossible to do leisure activities from home. Why go over to the local bar, arcade, or cinema when you have unlimited access to thousands of hours of movies and TV shows, high definition internet pornography, and ultraprocessed "
Third places aren't coming back · u/MathAndProg · ↑77 · 2024-09-24
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