Touching piece, but there's no inherent reason why you can't have social bonding experiences over good coffee as opposed to shitty coffee. I've had my fair shar

Touching piece, but there's no inherent reason why you can't have social bonding experiences over good coffee as opposed to shitty coffee. I've had my fair share of long/deep chats at "hipster third-wave coffee shops." The author is feeling a nice pang of nostalgia, and that's totally OK, but it doesn't constitute a "case" for bad coffee. Sometimes, convenience (how late is the store open?) and ambiance (is it a nice place to sit and chat/read?) (and price) matter more than the quality of the coffee. But if you can have convenience and ambiance, why not also have a high quality drink?