How Bodega typifies Silicon Valley’s cultural ignorance
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#2> If you're online in any way whatsoever, you likely know I'm talking about Bodega.
I'm online in many ways, and no, I didn't know that.
When writing an article on cultural ignorance, try to be mindful of your own echo chamber as well!
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#3Good article, reminded me of Gawker/ValleyWag in a lot of ways.
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#4This article is gold. I honestly hope the startup bubble bursts soon enough so this kind of crap finishes one and for all. Too much money has been wasted in these "companies" that could've been used for better purposes.
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#5> Can you imagine handing your bank details to these clowns?
On the whole this is an informative and well written explanation of the reaction to Bodega, but I don't think commentary like this is helpful.
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#6When reading about things like this I'm always wondering if I'm the odd one out or others' perceptions are really off.
Background: I live in Munich, Germany which grew from ~1.3m to 1.5m people in my lifetime. I've never lived in the city center, and never outside. Just in "normal" neighborhoods, as I'd call them. And the same discussion about "brick and mortar book stores" and their downfall and people lamenting their demise and now this same thing. I've only ever had one of those "corner stores" near where I lived and it was basically a small supermarket. You went there in emergencies (shops here are only open from 7:00 to 20:00 at most, mind you) because there wasn't much stuff. I guess a few people went there exclusively but the selection was really limited.
TLDR: How can I live in a big city and still have never have experienced any upside to this? I'm not saying corner stores are bad at all, but I really don't get the fuss.
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#7People don't actively set out to be this callous; it just happens as you become more and more insulated from the real world, and the divide between those driving the country and those living in it widens. The French Revolution is an extreme example.
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#8When reading about things like this I'm always wondering if I'm the odd one out or others' perceptions are really off. Background: I live in Munich, Germany which grew from ~1.3m to 1.5m people in my lifetime. I've never lived in the city center, and never outside. Just in "normal" neighborhoods, as I'd call them. And the same discussion about "brick and mortar book stores" and their downfall and people lamenting the…
In America (especially the East coast), the mom & pop bodegas serve as impromptu social gathering places for the locals, as the store and its owners are very much a part of the community. Taking that away feels a lot like ripping apart a family.
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#9When reading about things like this I'm always wondering if I'm the odd one out or others' perceptions are really off. Background: I live in Munich, Germany which grew from ~1.3m to 1.5m people in my lifetime. I've never lived in the city center, and never outside. Just in "normal" neighborhoods, as I'd call them. And the same discussion about "brick and mortar book stores" and their downfall and people lamenting the…
I'm guessing it's a largely New York City/California (or perhaps even just LA) phenomena. I'm also guessing people from midsized cities in the central parts of the US are as confused as you are.
If my nearest corner store closed down tomorrow it would probably take me 6 month to notice.
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#10When reading about things like this I'm always wondering if I'm the odd one out or others' perceptions are really off. Background: I live in Munich, Germany which grew from ~1.3m to 1.5m people in my lifetime. I've never lived in the city center, and never outside. Just in "normal" neighborhoods, as I'd call them. And the same discussion about "brick and mortar book stores" and their downfall and people lamenting the…
Germany is different. Corner shops elsewhere can be open longer hours.