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blacktriangle on March 13, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)

Interesting, I think this is why private clubs used to be a thing and may be the only way to get a sustainable cozy, atmospheric coffee shop. Because really that's what you're selling, not coffee, but atmosphere. And membership is a way to charge for your real product.

aembleton on March 13, 2021 | [–]

Or charge for time, like Ziferblat do: https://ziferblat.co.uk/

alamortsubite on March 13, 2021 | | [–]

Also Moscow's Catbureau, which has more cats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikfbv1enCME

blacktriangle on March 13, 2021 | | | [–]

That place looks lovely.

JumpCrisscross on March 13, 2021 | [–]

> private clubs used to be a thing

They are absolutely still a thing in every major city.

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