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Is a coffee shop really the modern version -- in context? I think the whole relevance of the "coffee house" in the Enlightenment was that it was a space where
by SamBam 7y ago
Is a coffee shop really the modern version -- in context?
I think the whole relevance of the "coffee house" in the Enlightenment was that it was a space where different people were talking to each other and sharing ideas.
Does that happen in coffee shops anymore? Do strangers talk about more than pleasantries, if that?
- ghaff 7y agoPeople do meet and have discussions in Starbucks. You're probably right though that it's not really the same thing--if only because there are so many ways to have discussions that don't require physically sitting at the same table.
- type0 7y ago> Does that happen in coffee shops anymore? Do strangers talk about more than pleasantries, if that? Even in Vienna, which is somewhat of a self proclaimed coffee house capital of the world you can't really have any prolong conversations with strangers to exchange ideas. Beer houses of today are probably more suitable for discussions.