Mark Bittman
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Really a community.
It was before COVID, obviously, so it was before people started working at home in great numbers.
And the people were fantastic, and it was great.
I was living in the city.
I went in every day or almost every day.
And I loved it.
And then I left, and then there's COVID, and it's not like that there anymore.
I mean, I don't know it firsthand, but I know most people don't go in, so it can't have that sense of community.
And I think that is a loss for us as a community also, as a country, I think.
Not talking about the times, but I think to the extent that we're atomized and isolated and we're not in community, I think we don't know each other.
It's a problem.
I think from a profit perspective, it's a mistake to have people not be in the same room.
But from a community perspective, it's a mistake.
It's unfortunate that we're not in community with each other.
There's two different worlds here.
The business world is making a mistake by not having people work together.
But we as humans are making a mistake by not hanging out.
I think that's right, too.