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We need more public libraries
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More public third spaces that do not require or pressure you to buy something to justify being there
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GUYS GUESS WHAT
I took my friend (who doesn't get out much and needs to have a quiet retreat space) to the library today.
I FORGOT HOW RAD THE LIBRARY IS.
-My library has private rooms with locking doors that you check out with your library card and then have keycard access to.
-These rooms are made of plexiglass for Obvious Reasons, but still. Rooms.
-I checked out a Lounge space and, guys, it's a balcony.
-It's over the main entrance to the library so you can see everyone coming in and out. The door locks so it's private, but it's also open air to the tall ceilings and has SO MUCH natural light.
-literally so much natural light the one exterior wall is floor-to-ceiling windows with a view over a fountain and a courtyard and the local shopping district. the sunset was rad.
-My laptop connected directly to the WiFi.
-There were so many people there! There are chairs spread throughout and a bunch of computers and people just chilled and hung out!
-My friend was thrilled to be able to navigate a quiet space with strangers who didn't speak to her, and then to have a retreat space.
-My library also has a Makerspace (!!!) and a Cricut machine (!!!) and I can email someone and get trained in how to use it!
-Someone was in the recording booth and I couldn't tell what she was reading but it sounded cool.
-There's a whole room along the side of the upstairs that's just for teens. Like literally just. The sign says that if you're not a teenager you should see the staff for other rooms. There wasn't anyone there when I stuck my head in but there's a giant whiteboard and orb-style chairs and
-sorry I forgot to mention that my balcony has not only a couch but also several big comfy chairs (like, I can sit on my chair and put my feet on it too and balance my book on my knees and it's STILL not too small of a chair) and a couple coffee tables and a corner where the sunlight isn't direct y'all it's so nice
-I'm so glad my tax dollars went to this, guys. We're stuck on campus for Thanksgiving break and we desperately needed to go somewhere that didn't cost money.
-for as much as I get on about the necessity of Third Spaces, you think I'd remember this.
-I also found out my friend likes Agatha Christie novels. She read me a section while I washed dishes tonight, and I think I'm gonna like them too.
#moss's musings#library#public library#go to the library#third space#solarpunk#kinda literally lol the amount of Vitamin D I got almost made up for the fact that it was dark at 5 pm#also they have a Craft and Chat on Monday nights and I've never been sadder to work on Monday nights.#the connections I could make!
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third spaces and building community are so important
#.faeposting#third spaces#third space#community#community building#collectivism#leftist#leftism#anarchy#anarchist#communism#communist
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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.
#I just got woke up so sorry if this isn’t well written#3rd place#3rd space#skateboarding#skate park#third place#third space
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I really want more adult only public spaces that aren’t centered around sex or alcohol. I’m sex and romance repulsed, and also personally uncomfortable with alcohol so I can’t do bars and anywhere else I might go in public has screeching children with families.
Why isn’t there a place I can go meet/hang out with other adults where we’re all sober, not trying to date or sleep with each other, and not surrounded by unruly kids? Like I realize it’s probably a very specifically me problem since not every aroace both hates kids and finds drinking uncomfortable, but being repulsed like I am and not wanting to be around drunks makes most spaces that exist without them inaccessible to me. The only thing I even know of besides bars is like. Strip clubs which are an even bigger no for me.
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The sober, non religious third space DOES exist. They’re just called social hobbies
A list of semi-cheap ways to go out that isn’t just going to a bar/church:
DnD, most libraries have games going, also check comic shops, but asking around to those who look like they would play also gets results (trust me, they either know a game or play themselves)
Social dances. Yes, they still exist. Tango, swing, contra dancing, line dancing, etc. don’t know how to dance? Chances are the dance style literally calls out steps, practices are cheap (as to keep the social dance alive), or they’ll have a lesson before the dance begins. You can honestly just Google this, but might take place at bars
Battle groups. Medieval sparring, light saber fights, etc. this one’s tricky, as they’ll need to provide the gear for you or else you shell it out, and might be a bit hard to find if they’re not that active on socials, but damn is it interesting
Craft circles. Easiest ones to find are hosted by libraries or craft stores, a wide variety of crafts too
Local theatre. Very bold, but most local theatres respect the fact that most people work 9-5 and act when they can. Go for it!
Gaming tournaments, ESPECIALLY pinball! May be at bars, but something you can Google to find as well (and possibly at comic shops)
Concerts. Yes, maybe they’re at bars, but chances are there’s small local venues and basement shows full of local and traveling artists. FYI: at these kinds of shows, it’s common practice to tip performers between sets since gigs are cheap
Watching weird/foreign sports. Most medium to large towns have a healthy cricket fan population. Other sports to look for include: hurling, roller derby, lumberjack events, air guitar, and curling. Once again, might be at a bar/pub
Book/poetry/writing clubs. Tried and true, find them in book stores or local libraries
Zine publications, chances are there’s some punk trying to make a zine in ur town, and if not there then in the next town over
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I just watched this video about the loss of third spaces and it reminded me of how kids don't play outside as much anymore the way my peers and I did, it had me thinking about how cafes and restaurants and other businesses that could exist as third spaces push you out as soon as they can because having you hanging out for 4 hours is not as profitable as many many people coming and going.
I think overall this is one of the things driving my loneliness, third spaces are scarce, and the ones that exist tend to be expensive, or loud, or expect you to already come with a friend. and the video is absolutely right, online spaces are not replacements; they fill a different niche entirely. but a lot of people try to fill that hole with social media, and of course it doesn't work, and it even sometimes does more damage.
and I am also thinking of how I've noticed lately that folks around my age and older, when we walk past eachother we greet eachother, we hold best intentions, we socialize even just a moment with small talk or a smile or a nod. even when we look different, or come from different walks of live, or even if we know eachother and don't like eachother. and how that's really it, that's the community, and just from an interaction like that you can see in others if they have a collective care or not. I'm having friendly small talk with people I never imagined making small talk with, and I realize despite all our differences, we have a collective care for our community, to some extent. and it's such a refresh from the individualist mindset where everyone minds their own business and strangers don't greet eachother in passing.
anyway, please watch the video, it was a good one
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Guuuys will you donate to the community centre I work at? Colwyn Bay is at best a disadvantaged town that has little to no shops or places to hang out with huge financial, drug and alcohol addiction problems. Everybody needs help and nobody is supplying it except for Tom. I met hima few days ago but let me tell you he's one of the most genuine guys I've ever met - he's currently running the communit centre, which has a food bank (the part i work in!), spaces for events, the whole upstairs is being rented by a youth club, and he has computers and game consoles. One of the aims is to help give people a place to go thats free (or cheap if they wanna buy drinks).
Lots of work still needs to be done on the building since it was unused for such a long time, so if any of you can donate, please do!
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Random thought as I’m cleaning my apartment this morning: Much has been said and should be said about the disappearance of “third spaces” and other public meeting spaces in contemporary western culture. But what I don’t see mentioned as often is that PRIVATE meeting spaces are also disappearing.
The cheap apartment my parents lived in in grad school was small, but there was a bump-out big enough for a small dining table and a seating area in the living room. My very expensive current apartment has enough space for a couch OR a card table but not both.
Squeezing higher and higher rents out of smaller and smaller spaces means we’re losing ways to gather with friends and family in our own homes.
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I remember I was all excited to buy my first kite as a kid (it was a monarch butterfly), but I couldn't let it soar very far up because there were power lines all over the park so I think I took it out maybe three times before getting frustrated with not having enough room to get a decent lift so it stayed in the downstairs bathroom where we stored everything and would forget about it until I would use the toilet and see the monarch wing poking out from behind a box before I would finish up and then completely forget about it again. For years.
Something something rebuttal to "kids these days don't go out and play anymore!"
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What you can outside the internet
With no or almost no money for entertainment:
Mancala: Search Mancala Rules and how the game looks online dig some small holes on the ground or instead of holes draw circles on paper get some small stones or other small stuff and that's an easy 2 player game
Diy Bowling: get a couple of empty bottles you can take from a recycle bin if you have non fill with sand and throw a ball in that direction and call a couple of friends
Library: they don't only have books but some have free movies free computers comics or free events check them out!
Park
Make Belive: you can play pretend almost anywhere in the world with enough imagination you can pick up some sticks to add extra stuff or use building as part of the story if you get kicked out make it a part of it and move to a diffarant location! With some time and diy you can even make extra props look online for advice!!
The Apricot Pit Game: It's a game where you dry naturaly apricot seeds (after you finish the fruit) and try to throw them to score the most point into a predetermined area harder to throw more point for example you can cut holes in a shoebox and the hardest to score is more points or from farther away etc etc
Meeting at a friend place
Free art galleries schools may have more of those made by the students
Diy arts and crafts when your about to throw away something if you think it cam make a nice craft save it for later to have extra metirials to have fun with don't save all to not start accidently hoarding stuff but yes some an empty cardboard box can make a nice fairy house with some colors as I say
Planting stuff many ppl eat fruits and veggies that have seed when you finish you can plant some and see how it goes maybe search tutorials online and use the water from outside to not higher the water bill
Water Fight: if there's any hoes or chip balloons or even bowls you can fill with water you can start throwing water at each other good for a hot fay
Snowball fight: if you have opposite weather
Sand castle: If you have any sand near ya you can get some water maybe some spoons or even just your hand and start building sand castles aren't just for beaches they can be made anywhere there's sand
Going for a walk and following a random safe animal see where it goes maybe it will interact with you too ^^
Draw: if you have some paper and a pencil or even your finger and sand you can do that you can even look outside for inspiration and draw in the street
free outdoor games search that phrase online you will find there's more than you think!
Go visit ikea play pretend there or hide and seek the place is huge and cool
Invent games look at what you own what's near your home and do stuff inspired by it! Just keep it safe
Go visit a mall try on some clothes as you would play dress up with buying non or explore teh area
Search free event near me just eat beforehand cause the food is probably not cheap to cover it
You have old clothes your not happy with or don't fit you anymore make them into something new! If a jacket gloves crop top tank top doll clothes pillow case new bag whatever you pls! It's free fabric now same with old bedsheets or curtains your about to change if you want even more free fabric tell your friends taht if they are about to throw away clothes pls give them to you!
Ask for specific birthday gifts many ppl want to start hobbies they can afford or go on a specific adventure but sometimes if you ask for your birthday from a bunch of ppl to come togather fir the same gift you may be able to have it!
Picnic: if everyone brings a bit from home you can have something fun togather!
And there are many more! Just search the internet and use your imagination!
Humans are not ment to be trapped inside a digital world at all times so let's change it!
By letting ppl know they have options to live outside of it too!!!
#free game#life improvement#hope#third space#third spaces#diy#my post#ideas#better future#mental health#free
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when the library closes at 6pm but I have something to do in the area at 8pm and it’s raining heavily… these are the times I really feel the loss of the third space in society.
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