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by Try1275 1014 days ago
Very interesting.

> Examples of third places include churches, cafes, clubs, public libraries, gyms, bookstores, stoops and parks. In his book The Great Good Place (1989), Ray Oldenburg argues that third places are important for civil society, democracy, civic engagement, and establishing feelings of a sense of place.

I wonder if there is an online example as well for something like this. I was tempted to say something like forums but I don't think that's the case.

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For the younger generations Fortnite has a third-place vibe, which is fascinating to me as someone that played FPS as a youngin and never considered using them primarily to socialize