[matrix87]

I kind of wish coffee houses had more of this role like how they were in Vienna

[scoofy]

I think people attended those as sort of a nightly news service. Where intellectuals would talk about the days events. Now, with modern tech, people can do that from their own how with experts just by watching the news or youtube.

I really think the automobile and television are more to blame for the loneliness epidemic than we give credit for.