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The only downside to this is for people who travel a lot, which admittedly is likely not too much of an issue for most. Or those who like a change of pace and n

The only downside to this is for people who travel a lot, which admittedly is likely not too much of an issue for most. Or those who like a change of pace and not to be tied to one location. Though there are some local chains that own various spots in their home city which are nice. I travel for a couple months at a time to different places and while WeWork certainly has a feel that many don't like much, its always a convenient and reliable option when it comes to getting access to someplace with good wifi, amenities etc. I travel all around Latin America and Spain for the most part, with some trips to other places for relatively long stretches of time and haveing a wework membership in certain cities makes finding a good place to work from much more easy and convenient. When I'm in a place without a wework I generally do go to a local place, but most large cities have wework available and its just less stress to have to always sign up with a new place, or have to negotiate rates if I'm not staying for a full month or so.

solardev 3y ago
I met the founder of https://www.deskpass.com/ https://www.deskpass.com/ at one of these small local ones, and used it some while traveling. It might not have the extensive network of Wework, but at least in major US cities, I could always find something. Looks like there's a couple (only) in Spain too. But it's an interesting model, at least. Many local credit unions are also part of a shared ATM network, for example, and often science museums will have reciprocal memberships across the world (via the ATC Travel Passport program). But yeah, I hear you. It's the same reason Starbucks is popular everywhere... consistent reliability + availability is a big perk that locals have a hard time matching.
edkennedy 3y ago
It would be neat to have "webring" style community groups around the world as an alternative to wework
- solardev 3y ago
  In a sibling comment, I mentioned https://www.deskpass.com/ https://www.deskpass.com/ If you haven't seen it before, it's a great way to find (and use) small local spaces. It's basically the Classpass of coworking.

solardev 3y ago

I met the founder of https://www.deskpass.com/ https://www.deskpass.com/ at one of these small local ones, and used it some while traveling. It might not have the extensive network of Wework, but at least in major US cities, I could always find something. Looks like there's a couple (only) in Spain too. But it's an interesting model, at least. Many local credit unions are also part of a shared ATM network, for example, and often science museums will have reciprocal memberships across the world (via the ATC Travel Passport program). But yeah, I hear you. It's the same reason Starbucks is popular everywhere... consistent reliability + availability is a big perk that locals have a hard time matching.

edkennedy 3y ago

It would be neat to have "webring" style community groups around the world as an alternative to wework

solardev 3y ago
In a sibling comment, I mentioned https://www.deskpass.com/ https://www.deskpass.com/ If you haven't seen it before, it's a great way to find (and use) small local spaces. It's basically the Classpass of coworking.