"The third place" is one of those concepts I never gave much thought to till it got trendy with doompilling Youtubers. And nearly all of em will raise the point
>Lockdowns ruined third places beyond repair
Same thing that was said about conventions innit. But now that one of the more popular local cons is coming up I realized it IS the third place
>If you don't know somebody there, you know someone who does
>The spergy guys mingle with the party girls who mingle with the staff who mingle with the femtists
>Regulars are as young as middle schoolers and old as retirees
And we've also got enough con-adjacent events where you can hang with the same people during off season. Feels nice man