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1. Modern Industrial (modernindustrial@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 19-Oct-2018 12:42:30 EDT Modern Industrial

   Everything is amazing and nobody is happy, part 2018:

   "A new Ikea report is an unsettling look at life in the 21st century"

   https://www.fastcompany.com/90250152/a-new-ikea-report-is-an-unsettling-look-at-life-in-the-21st-century

   1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 19-Oct-2018 13:10:12 EDT Adam

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      @Modern_Industrial Setting as the part about being not feeling "home" at home, I kinda understand the car thing. For anyone who lives with roommates, a significant other or children, finding a moment of quiet alone time inside the home can be...challenging. Sometimes leaving the house, even if it's just to sit in the car outside, is the easiest way to have a moment to yourself.

      1. Modern Industrial (modernindustrial@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 19-Oct-2018 14:58:26 EDT Modern Industrial

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         @ink_slinger Oh, for sure - I was reading the article and nodding in agreement all the way through.

         Part of what is interesting, though, is that houses are getting bigger and families smaller. In theory, we should have more places today for alone time. But, being in the car is one of the few places with both space and a socially acceptable excuse for being there (vs being at home and being antisocial). It feels like we are not giving each other enough permission to be alone.

         1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 19-Oct-2018 15:03:58 EDT Adam

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            @Modern_Industrial I think that must be part of it because, you're totally right. Most of us in "the west" are living in larger homes with fewer people.