Context a lot of people seem to be missing by only reading the title:
This bar was catering to immunocompromised patrons. Not just women but women who can’t go to other public venues. This seemed to be a big part of the bar’s success.
It would be like a board game pub not letting people play board games one night a week.
But then if you actually read the article, the bar has only been open since last year and has been failing horribly, while the owner is working several jobs and lives in her car to try and keep it open. This was pretty much a last ditch effort to try and make enough money to not have to shut down and now the community members who have wanted a place like this to exist the most are getting all pissy and boycotting it. Essentially guaranteeing it’s closure.
My State is full of people like this. They scream and moan about things not catering to them… and when what they want does cater to them they won’t support it, and they don’t understand that businesses need customers to exist…
they just seem to want business to exist that cater to them… but don’t actually want to ever patronize to such businesses. but the second that business decides to try and make itself more appealing to more customers… it’s EVIL. And if you patronize this business… YOU are evil now too.
And if you try to point this out to them… they just go mental. They don’t understand that businesses have costs, they think the notion of profitability/sustainability is also EVIL.
Same with housing. They protest for cheaper housing. OK, we need to build more housing then. And then when more housing is proposed to be built, they protest it too. The same people most of the time.
Generally here the people who scream the loudest are the most hypocritical. They screech at everyone we need more small independent businesses… but they all shop at Amazon and Target exclusively.
I agree with you on everything but the housing part. The opponents are more often property owners in the area who have “something to lose” - in their resale value and the neighborhood getting more congested (but let’s be real, their main reason is not wanting to live by the filthy poors)
That said, I wouldn’t have moved here if there was a 20-unit building on the block so I imagine I wouldn’t be thrilled about one getting built.
Considering how deep in the red the bar is that it’s relying on volunteers, success might not exactly be the word. Since it’s got on one remaining owner who was only in it to support two owners who’ve left, the bar is not going to be around much longer without a dedicated, forgiving customer base. I have seen similar establishments with much more accommodating followings close.
Context a lot of people seem to be missing by only reading the title:
This bar was catering to immunocompromised patrons. Not just women but women who can’t go to other public venues. This seemed to be a big part of the bar’s success.
It would be like a board game pub not letting people play board games one night a week.
But then if you actually read the article, the bar has only been open since last year and has been failing horribly, while the owner is working several jobs and lives in her car to try and keep it open. This was pretty much a last ditch effort to try and make enough money to not have to shut down and now the community members who have wanted a place like this to exist the most are getting all pissy and boycotting it. Essentially guaranteeing it’s closure.
Yeah, this is 100% right.
My State is full of people like this. They scream and moan about things not catering to them… and when what they want does cater to them they won’t support it, and they don’t understand that businesses need customers to exist…
they just seem to want business to exist that cater to them… but don’t actually want to ever patronize to such businesses. but the second that business decides to try and make itself more appealing to more customers… it’s EVIL. And if you patronize this business… YOU are evil now too.
And if you try to point this out to them… they just go mental. They don’t understand that businesses have costs, they think the notion of profitability/sustainability is also EVIL.
Same with housing. They protest for cheaper housing. OK, we need to build more housing then. And then when more housing is proposed to be built, they protest it too. The same people most of the time.
Generally here the people who scream the loudest are the most hypocritical. They screech at everyone we need more small independent businesses… but they all shop at Amazon and Target exclusively.
I agree with you on everything but the housing part. The opponents are more often property owners in the area who have “something to lose” - in their resale value and the neighborhood getting more congested (but let’s be real, their main reason is not wanting to live by the filthy poors)
That said, I wouldn’t have moved here if there was a 20-unit building on the block so I imagine I wouldn’t be thrilled about one getting built.
Considering how deep in the red the bar is that it’s relying on volunteers, success might not exactly be the word. Since it’s got on one remaining owner who was only in it to support two owners who’ve left, the bar is not going to be around much longer without a dedicated, forgiving customer base. I have seen similar establishments with much more accommodating followings close.
So you didn’t actually read it, then.
I think I’m the only one who read it based on the comments.