Friday, December 12, 2014

THIRD PLACES -- Part 3

YOU CAN JUDGE THE QUALITY OF A CITY BY ITS NUMBER OF THIRD PLACES




Human is the key word in defining a Third Place. 

In these days of rapid telecommuting, where you can order darn near all your daily needs online -- and someday soon may see a drone rather than a human being delivering those products of e-commerce – it is too easy to fall into the trap of being an e-hermit.

You “connect” with maybe 100 people per day – via text, email, instant message or an ever-exploding of platform or connectivity known as social media.

But how do you share a smile, read body language, answer at the same time, whisper secret commentary and hear a spontaneous belly laugh in cyberspace?

You don’t.

That is why people of all cultures crave Third Places.
 

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