#3rd space

[incognito-princess]

We've been talking about this a lot in our community. We're expecting kids to do things they can't do because we took away the spaces and opportunities to learn them. And it's unsustainable. I don't know where or what the break will be, but there will be a break and it will be bad.

[duct-taped-shoes]

I feel so lucky having a consistent 3rd place at my local skatepark. A lot of friends that don’t skate simply don’t have a 3rd place outside of work and home, and because of that don’t have anyway to just go out and meet new people that have similar interests. 3rd places are pretty essential for healthy social lives and with 3rd places becoming more rare and cost restrictive, skate parks continue to come in clutch and help foster a sense of community and just a fun place to chill outside of work and home.

[cookedtrex]

Tiktoks in stagnant water! THE CEO WAS ALSO REPOSTING MAGA CONTENT ON HIS ACCOUNT TODAY TOO!!! IF THE APP GOES ONLINE DO NOT USE IT (unless you need to change ur account to private to avoid it getting botted like I will need to, but even still if your face isn’t on ur account LET IT ALL BURN)

Spread the word!

[faellustrations]

would you play? (alt text)

[lillyofthefern]

I feel it's interesting that when we watch say the Truman show we can instantly see that yeah every moment of life being filmed and recorded and shared for another person's entertainment all at the cost of the privacy and intimacy of our lives is bad. we can see that surrounding ourselves with fake people (quite explicitly in the Truman show compared to real life) is bad too, yet we still do it through things like tik tok and Instagram and whatever. are we so blind to see that we've turned every good meal, every moment of joy, every vulnerability into a mass media event? that we've lost some piece of our lives that's very important, and for what? attention? entertainment? I like to think we aren't all just vain and stupid but that this is part of the elimination of the free 3rd space, public parks and libraries get cut back on for being a waste of money so to get a break and transition from work to home we go online, but these online sites will take their own pound of flesh, if social media came w a 5 dollar price tag it wouldn't be nearly as popular or profitable and its sustained profits would be lower in exchange for one off profit, the loss of these real life spaces in the relentless playing of the numbers has caused online spaces to be the only option, and now we are forced to sell ourselves in order to get back a bit of that connection, manufactured isolation, manufactured connection.

it makes me wonder if there's any hope, if I'm to sell my body to my job and my soul so that I don't feel so alone, what's left of us? what are we doing here? most of the answers feel like bait, anger is the opium of the masses after all, give the enemy a name but no face and make it an enemy that can for one reason or another, never be truly defeated, maybe its the Republicans gradually expanding the anti trans crusade into the anti queer crusade,

[faellustrations]

stills (alt text)

[thecakeisnotalie]

Music is better with friends! This is the place for people to gather around music on the internet.

i'll be playing music of every genre here at 9 pm EST - come hang out if you're interested!

[theallmyloveamanda]

3RD SPACE

Last week, the Boy and I arranged a brunch date with a few of our friends.

Always keen to find new places to go and eat, we arranged to meet at a place we’ve never been to or tried before. The Boy and I slowly made our way to Sheung Wan, where the café is located, and mooched around the area for a bit before we met with our friends.

Shirt – TOPSHOP, old Hotpants – ASOS Bralet – Eberjey

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