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Before office work was the norm, what was this "second place?"

Churches, probably? Taverns?



Coffeehouses, clubs (the kind Victorian gentlemen spent all day in), workshops for craftsmen


I've always though those victorian clubs were pretty interesting, at least theyre portrayed in things like sherlock holmes, the old "adventure clubs" focused on exploring the world, north pole, antartica..etc


Fields, pastures, village squares. A small boat if you happened to be a fisherman.


The office + factory duo have been around for so long that many societal constructs don't exist anymore.

I think the most common "second place" would be called "the neighborhood" nowadays.


Those are 'third places'. The workplace was always the second place.


Churches, pubs, town squares




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