> Most coffee shops are filled with scum who had previously been unceremoniously fired from their “real” jobs and are now just floating through life, living off

> Most coffee shops are filled with scum who had previously been unceremoniously fired from their “real” jobs and are now just floating through life, living off the graces of wireless internet for the low price of a single cup of tea over six hours. There's very little truth in this article. Plenty of talented people work remote, and good coffee shops that foster a productive work environment are a great place to meet other people who are doing the same thing you're doing. I've made friends, found new people to work with, picked up new contract gigs... just by talking to people who were working in the same coffee shop I was. If the author thinks so lowly of people who work remote, maybe he's just reflecting on his own situation...