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In response to "Also from reddit. Found this discussion pretty interesting RE: third spaces and the effects on society -- (link)" by oblique

The Pandemic kickstarted that too.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Nov 7 '24, 11:36

We have a cohort of kids who spent a portion of their HS lives at home. I cannot even fathom that. Part of being that age is literally getting out of the house, away from the family structure so you can learn how to integrate into other groups.

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I think we have a propensity to cocoon, I've been doing the social activity via distancing since Usenet, egroups... and ST -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 11:41 1
- I think the introduction of the Internet definitely stymied our natural instinct to be communal, yes. - Mel Profit Nov 7, 11:58

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The Pandemic kickstarted that too.

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