The funny thing is I’ve never seen a Starbucks so packed that there is no where to sit if you just want to drink coffee and scroll on your phone or talk to someone.

And yet, there’s definitely times where there’s too many people to find a good place to sit and work for a few hours.

Starbucks understands this tension and seems to create sitting areas that are designed for both types of individuals.

Unlike indie coffeeshops which have the same kind of seating for every customer and says fuck you to remote workers if they linger too long.

This is why I just keep going to Starbucks. It’s a rare example of a big corp being less hostile to customers than equivalent small businesses.

The Starbucks in Yucca Valley and TwentyNine Palms, CA both are often without available seating due to people on laptops not spending money. At least that was true when I was in the area a couple years ago.