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		bergenty on Nov 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should ... There aren’t a lot of good examples that can replace church. Church was literally a forced outing for everyone once a week. A barbershop or pub is not even close to being the same thing.

fstarship on Nov 27, 2022 [–]

I agree none of the other examples are as ubiquitous, I also don't like the examples where there is an expectation you pay at some point.

Just GP described the concept without naming it.

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