I wish we could have more spaces that were simply treated as "public goods," where the monetization of them is not a consideration or a requirement.
Easier said than done, but community and public goods should exist in a way where our collective engagement with them, means that it's benefit for everybody.
Incidental encounters are so important in civic life but are now so rare as the spaces we have to meet people unplanned have been eroded from city life.
It’s an approach we take to making social interaction and culture part of your everyday experience.
Loved these lines: For a few dollars, we purchase a temporary membership in a space that demands nothing from us beyond the transaction. No maintenance of relationships, no negotiation of shared values, no responsibility to return tomorrow. The very frictionlessness that makes it appealing is precisely what makes it hollow.
Glad I found this. Highlighted some tensions and opportunities I see for third spaces structured around lifelong learning affinities
Appreciate this! Glad it sparked something
This was so well written and communicated.
I wish we could have more spaces that were simply treated as "public goods," where the monetization of them is not a consideration or a requirement.
Easier said than done, but community and public goods should exist in a way where our collective engagement with them, means that it's benefit for everybody.
Thank you, Eugene! We definitely need then and they should not be monetized in the way we approach commercial spaces monetization
Incidental encounters are so important in civic life but are now so rare as the spaces we have to meet people unplanned have been eroded from city life.
It’s an approach we take to making social interaction and culture part of your everyday experience.
Thanks for sharing!
so well said James! thanks for reading
Loved these lines: For a few dollars, we purchase a temporary membership in a space that demands nothing from us beyond the transaction. No maintenance of relationships, no negotiation of shared values, no responsibility to return tomorrow. The very frictionlessness that makes it appealing is precisely what makes it hollow.