The Third Place Is Disappearing (and It’s Making Us Lonelier)
Where do you go to socialize, learn and connect, outside of work and home? The third place.
In this episode of Hold That Thought hosts Taylor and Becca explore the concept of the “village innkeeper” and “village tavern keeper” — the archetype of place makers and creators of third spaces. They use these archetypes to explore elements of place making, and interrogate the fact that while third places may have been easier to find in the past, we have no less a need to find or create our own third places in the present.
Themes: Third places, socializing, archetypes, medical archetypes, social connection, history, politics, coffee houses, taverns, bars
Resources:
My favorite definition of the third place
A writer’s perspective: medieval innsCaravanserai
Monastic Doors Are Open for Travelers
The Symbolism & Meaning of Inn
Tavern HistoryHow Coffee Fueled Revolutions—and Revolutionary Ideas
