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