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Re:Starbucks (and Sameness) by olefoo on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @02:35AM (#969417)
Yes, there's a distinct pleasure in doing business with someone who is a part of your tribe, notional as that tribe may be.
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Re:Starbucks (and Sameness) by grandalf on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @04:13AM (#969487)
i'm sure most KKK members feel that way!

(incidentally, I don't care about anything other than the quality of the coffee and chairs)

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Re:Starbucks (and Sameness) by cpach on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @09:12AM (#969730)
How about s/tribe/community/ ?
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Re:Starbucks (and Sameness) by grandalf on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @02:30PM (#970493)
Slightly less offensive, but similar...
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Re:Starbucks (and Sameness) by olefoo on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @04:55PM (#970862)
I don't see why got downmodded, you have a valid point.

Affinity groups have their downsides.

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