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Re:America’s ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just Beginning by eternalban on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @12:25PM (#15654549)
> stores ... that also serve as community centers ...

Historically, public markets have also provided a platform for important non-commercial informal civic interactions. The review section of e.g. Amazon doesn't seem to cut it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar

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Re:America’s ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just Beginning by munificent on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @12:32PM (#15654642)
> The review section of e.g. Amazon doesn't seem to cut it.

True, but neither does the strip mall surrounding a Best Buy parking lot.

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Re:America’s ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just Beginning by eternalban on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @06:14PM (#15658063)
Yes and no. When my family immigrated to US when I was a teenager, I was struck by the role played by the local 7/11 (!) and strip mall as the hang out place for the suburban kids. There was literaly no where else in the suburbs. So yes, not exactly an "agora" but better than nothing.
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