urbanism

Re: loneliness epidemic

The internet as a variant of the third place.  physical, offline third places as“3a spaces,” and online spaces “3b spaces.” 

Separating the two helps to rethink socialization across digital and physical realms, offering frameworks to understand contemporary loneliness.

Are 3b spaces a Faustian bargain? Post-COVID, they became both a new normal and a convenient norm for social outlets. but they’ve also led to deeper loneliness, as the craving for face-to-face contact that 3a spaces provide never really goes away.

Urbanist thinking about open places, open access, and open web
/urbanism + https://zora.co/@miawintam

It's a concept I think about a lot and wish there were more public/open ended versions of this and not solely for remote companies!

Might be a good mini app to hack together if there's a reasonably priced video conferencing service 🤔