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Re:What to Do When Laptops and Silence Take Over Your Cafe? by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @03:33AM (#16374380)
> Your $3 coffee doesn't entitle you to sit there for an hour though

Read up on the history of cafes. This is what they historically were—places for people to be, not grab and go. If a coffee shop owner wants grab and go customers, they’re a glorified vending machine. (The article notes a conversation-versus-quiet dynamic that I can better empathise with.)

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Re:What to Do When Laptops and Silence Take Over Your Cafe? by carlmr on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:28AM (#16374622)
In Europe they still are places to sit down. But people that chat with one another still tend to order much more, because they're more aware of their surroundings, in touch with the smells of the freshly baked croissants. The laptop pulls you into a void where you might even forget to drink.
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Re:What to Do When Laptops and Silence Take Over Your Cafe? by andrewshadura on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @03:10PM (#16378936)
Oh, when I'm working at a café, I tend to drink much more than I otherwise would.
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