I think another way Starbucks helps local coffee shops is by creating an "identity outlet" for the anti-yuppie, anti-corporate crowd. I have friends who never g

I think another way Starbucks helps local coffee shops is by creating an "identity outlet" for the anti-yuppie, anti-corporate crowd. I have friends who never go to Starbucks, and make sure to point that out at every opportunity. So the way they act out that part of their identity is by going to a local coffee shop instead.