You tend to enrich your social life when you stop and linger and waste time.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Infrastructure of Community — How to Talk to People (republished December 9, 2024); Complete sentence in the official Atlantic interview transcript, answering Julie Beck about public space and time for social life. Speaker label and following examples of cafes and plazas checked; not attributed
- The Infrastructure of Community — How to Talk to People (republished December 9, 2024)
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