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by rendaw 90 days ago
Were streets the real 3rd places?

I always wondered how commoners (?) could afford to go to a pub every day to socialize, or if it was cheap, how the pubs could survive with a bunch of people who were just hanging out day after day.

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Wages were much lower. As were property prices. Legislative demands were also simpler.
Laws are only simpler in hindsight