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Third Spaces

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Social concept referenced in discussion about decline in dating, suggesting loss of communal gathering places has impacted social and romantic connections.

Mentions (4)
"Anecdotally the problem for me is that I just don't see women I'm remotely attracted to anywhere I go anymore, like maybe there's some element of "objective" physically attractive features, but there are no more cute girls who ride the line of art ho & normie anymore, everyone has either totally bla"
"When conversations about the loneliness epidemic and lack of third spaces come up everyone on the internet wants to rant and rave about how 'there are no third spaces' 'bring third spaces back' and the funny thing is I suspect a majority of the people don't want to actually be in third spaces."
The way people talk about third spaces annoys me · u/WachUwan0 · ↑88 · 2024-08-24
"I've been going to a regular weightlifting gym for a while and recently decided to mix it up and try a climbing gym instead. I've only gone a few times and I'm already flabbergasted by the amount of people who just come up to me to strike up a conversation."
Hate to say it, but climbing gyms are excellent as third spaces · u/Ashtraywasp22 · ↑67 · 2024-10-27
"Essentially hyper-capitalist raw market fundamentalism, the commoditization of not only goods but also identities. Death of ""third spaces"", no sense of community, not knowing your neighbors names"
Am I being dramatic or is this neo-liberalism endgame? · u/dylangerescapeplan_ · ↑66 · 2024-01-17
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