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TL;DR (by GPT-4 ๐Ÿค–):

  • The author reminisces about life before the ubiquity of cellphones and the internet, particularly focusing on the after-work hours.
  • The concept of being unreachable after work hours is alien to younger generations who are constantly connected and expected to be available at all times.
  • The author and his peers recall the days when work emails didn't exist, and work communication was restricted to work hours only.
  • The article highlights how the growth of remote work and the pandemic have blurred the boundaries between work and personal time, with a survey suggesting that U.S. workers were logged into their employers' networks 11 hours a day in 2021, up from 8 hours pre-pandemic.
  • The author interviews people of his age group about their experiences around 2002, when they were about 27 years old. They recall waking up just in time for work, commuting with newspapers or books, and using work phones for personal calls.
  • After work, they would engage in activities like swing dancing, improv classes, or simply visiting friends. Plans were made over the phone or via work email, and people were less likely to flake as there was no option to send a last-minute text.
  • They recall the days of watching whatever was on TV, renting movies from Blockbuster, and playing games on their desktop computers.
  • The article concludes with a reflection on how different life was before the internet and cellphones became a constant presence in our lives.
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would agree that the modern environment no longer has that "3rd Place" that previous generations got to enjoy.

There is a virtual realm we can interact with, but it doesn't share the same benefits as a physical place to go outside of work and home that you can socialize and interact with. My assumption is the costs of doing so now days has made it near impossible to consistently "go out".

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It absolutely does. Just not in suburbia where a lot of Americans live.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The stuff the article talks about doing didn't disappear. Bars are still a thing. Clubs for hobbies are still a thing. Not much is that different from whatever time they're thinking of in terms of options. Cost is an issue but that is more of a problem with stagnant wages and people not really wanting to be outside or do cheap things.

People being flaky or comparing there activities to social media could be a problem. I also think some people have gotten into a bad habit of feeling like there is always something better to be doing. Or they feel like can find someone else to do stuff with in a few swaps or texts.