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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by MattPalmer1086 on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:11AM (#34675883)
Ok, something has changed then. But it does not appear to me to be the result of dismantling the places where people could meet in person. I'm not trying to handwave it away.

Maybe the internet and social media is encouraging people to forge remote connections rather than physical ones?

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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by AussieWog93 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:11PM (#34686538)
I agree with you that it's not a deliberate dismantling, but (as much as it pains me to say this) Gigachad's right that there's at least a decay of sorts.

Call it network effects working in reverse, or a change in incentives, but there really are less serendipitous encounters in young peoples' lives.

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