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Third places and neighborhood entrepreneurship (2024)

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118 points WasimBhai | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 12:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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anovikov ◴[25 Jun 25 12:32 UTC] No.44376551[source]▶
I really can't imagine how it could probably ever work. So one goes into Starbucks and start bugging other random people sitting there (with whatever topic, not just pushing their "elevator pitch" onto them)? If that happened people will start avoiding them just like they avoid places frequented by bums or beggars. No one wants that. People won't go where it is possible.
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1. ekholm_e ◴[25 Jun 25 14:06 UTC] No.44377511[source]▶
I used to work as a barista, and we had several entrepreneurs/small business owners who worked at the shop regularly. Most were friendly with one another. I'm not sure if any actually did business together, but they definitely chatted here and there.