What’s the difference between nattering and networking?
I ask this question because earlier this month architect Patrik Schumacher presented a paper to the Adam Smith Institute in which he suggested that the answer to the housing crisis in London and much of the country is for people to live in smaller spaces. Especially young people.
In his paper he writes: “For many young professionals who are out and about networking 24/7, a small, clean, private hotel-room-sized central patch serves their needs perfectly well.”
So no need for a living room or lounge. All social interaction is “networking”.
This reminded me of the debate we had back in 2012 when the coalition government removed regulations requiring schools to have staffrooms, leaving it up to headteachers to decide if one was needed.
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