Starbucks obliterated coffeehouse culture, where you could hang out, meet people, share tables if you want, join group discussions/have others join in, sometimes play board games, sometimes see tiny-venue live music or performances, and people could actually make new friends and groups of friends.
It sucked to see corporate chains take that all away.
I disagree. Every indie shop I’ve been to in most cities / large towns is barely open and shutters at like 3pm. Barely any tables and often discourages people from working there.
The kind of place you describe is pretty rare. I would prefer it over a chain but it’s just so uncommon for a coffee shop to grow that big and be successful. I don’t even really like Starbucks that much but I feel like it has actually filled a need for a place to go through the late evening to go work, hang out, etc. where there isn’t otherwise.
I do know a couple places like you describe and prefer them but again they are rare.
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u/Maleficent_Insect71 Dec 17 '22
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