r/BeAmazed • u/kennny41 • 15d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Conversation Pits Were a Popular Home Feature from the 1950s to 1970s, Designed for Social Interaction

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u/StellarCoriander 15d ago

Why not? That seems awesome

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u/Queasy_Day4695 15d ago

The red & black scheme is what I have a problem with now but back then I thought it was awesome.

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u/Filthy_Dub 15d ago

But those are the colors of like all of Atlanta's teams ... what's wrong with black and red?

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u/McHildinger 15d ago

maybe they like orange and blue better

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u/joe_broke 14d ago

They might be from New Orleans

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u/TheS00thSayer 14d ago

Purple yellow

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u/joe_broke 14d ago

Ah shit, not the purple incarnations of Satan

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u/redditonlygetsworse 14d ago

what's wrong with black and red?

Other than the association with the worst kind of wannabe-goth-adjacent middle school dork?

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u/atsatsatsatsats 14d ago

What’s wrong with those colors tho?

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u/PatternrettaP 14d ago

Main complaints seem to be that it's a huge tripping hazard. It takes up a lot of space and is very hard to repurpose towards anything else. Often have trouble finding furniture that will fit in it. And it turns out when people get together for parties, a lot of the time is spent doing planned activities (cooking, eating, watching the game, playing games, etc) which means even when you are in perfect situation to use it, it still only sees a little use. If you live in a mansion, this is not a problem, but people tried to add them to smaller living spaces and many ended up getting filled in pretty quickly.

Also I cannot emphasize enough the tripping hazard. People do not expect a drop off in the middle of the room add in low light and being a little bit tipsy. And then the lawsuits begin.