[Rick76]

You hit it on the money, third places won’t matter if it’s not accessible.

We need to promote density, walkability and time.

In America there is an idea that anyone who wants more that 4 hours to live outside of work is lazy or in some form selfish.

We do need to model university a little bit imo. Give me stuff to do that I can get to with fair ease, give people the time and energy to do it and everyone will be a lot more social

[alistairSH]

Yeah, I feel like suburban sprawl is as much to blame (or more so) than social media.

I live in the suburbs, but almost everything is within 2 miles... office, schools, and one cafe are walkable. Gym, another cafe, pub, and the town center (privately owned mixed-use complex) are 2-3 miles, so long walk, short bike, or 5 minutes in the car. I wish it was more walkable, but compared to most suburban areas, it's really good.

Contrasted my sister's house, on the other side of the county... nothing is within 3 miles or so. Basically a car ride to do anything, as there's no bike infrastructure for those things that are within 3 miles.