r/BeAmazed • u/kennny41 • 16d ago

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

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u/menboss 16d ago

These fell out of style because so many people fell into them when drunk and got hurt. Modern one require railings of guard of some type around the sides

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u/Kundrew1 16d ago

No, they fell out of style because we center most living situations around the tv now

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u/spudart 16d ago

Now with everyone each on their own phone, these conversation pits can come back. They can be called doomscrolling pits.

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u/HiHoRoadhouse 16d ago

I would just rot away in one of those things. Howard Hughes style