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[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 109 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

A first space refers to the place you live.

A second space is where you spend most of your time that is not at home, like work or school.

A third space is everything else. Shops, restaurants, parks, etc.

The issue that young people are facing is that there isn't really anywhere they can exist that isnt at home or school. Communal spaces where young people are allowed to spend time, especially places where there isnt an expectation to spend money constantly have been eroding away over the past 30 years.

It's not a coincidence why most pre-2000 teenager-focused media has the mall as a main setting

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[–] taj@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago

The not spending money part is soo key. We should not have to spend money every time we leave our homes.

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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@piefed.social 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for the explanation. Is a second space a space you're obligated to be, like work/school, or just anywhere you spend most of your time regardless?

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 17 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

in sociology it's home = first place, and workplace = second place, but Ray Oldenburg calls second place anywhere you spend most of the time when you're awake

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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago

Thank you for that detail

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[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Parks, libraries, community centers, free museums, beaches, etc.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 child)

A lot of those places ban unaccompanied minors.

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[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

Exactly the problem.

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[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Best we can do are Discord servers

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I'm guessing home is first space, work/school is second. Anywhere else is third?

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[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 4 months ago*

yea, that’s pretty much it. third spaces include stuff like bars, public libraries, parks, public squares… basically, places where you can socialize outside of work.

they still exist, obviously, but many of them have disappeared over the years, especially the ones that don’t expect you to pay. it’s even worse in suburbs, especially car-dependent suburbs, because those are zoned as housing only (so no libraries, bars, sometimes not even a park), and if you’re a kid you can’t drive to a city, so outside of school (and maybe extracurricular activities, if your parents can afford those), you’re stuck at home where the only place you can socialize is the internet.