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Cafés already are coworking spaces. Much to the annoyance of the cafes. This tackles that.
by Angostura 1y ago
Cafés already are coworking spaces. Much to the annoyance of the cafes. This tackles that.
- bombcar 1y agoI’m now imagining an art installation-tables designed so you can set a cup of coffee on them but any attempt to use a laptop will cause it to continually tip and rock while typing. We’ve weaponized furniture against the homeless, why not against the laptop class?
- Hemospectrum 1y agoThis already sounds like every independent coffee shop I've been to in the continental US.
- bombcar 1y agoI want to find the factory that is making small three-legged tables that somehow still easily tip.
- horsawlarway 1y agoAnd they always have been. If you want people to just sit and eat - you're a restaurant. If you want people to just order and leave - you're a food stall/truck. Cafe's have always been the intermediate. A place to sit and read/discuss/write/work/hang out. While also occasionally going to the counter to buy small food or drinks. If you're annoyed by this... don't run a cafe. Simple & sane rules like "you have to order something to sit at a table" are hardly novel.
- scoofy 1y agoIn HCOL cities, the rents have pushed many coffee shops to incorporate hostile architecture. Especially in San Francisco.
- RainyDayTmrw 1y agoEven so, the economics may change over time. If the cafe's own expenses are going up, it has a difficult decision to raise prices (and lose business) or try to push through more business (and annoy customers).