I see 7 people getting a coffee in the top photo.
Okay well there’s 17 in the bottom, there’s 18 people but I hope the infant isn’t getting one. Actually there’s a few more people behind the cart to the left, they don’t appear to be getting coffee though
In the upper photo it’s more like 15 people at most. The inefficiency of cars astounding once you actually start paying attention to it. Moving to cars for every transit mode is in the 10 ten worst decisions humanity has ever made.
The other 15-20 are behind the camera, causing a grid lock traffic jam.
The top three for me are cars, bathroom attendants, and the brassiere
Honestly seems more of a critique of grind culture we’ve got in the US. Used to be you had time in the morning or afternoon to enjoy a cafe but now you’ve got a job you can’t afford to quit in a town you can’t afford to live in and need to drive an hour to get there with gas you can’t afford… that last part because there are no trains anymore, too.
Yeah, halfway through that, I admit it’s also still bullshit car culture nonsense, too. Lol
People absolutely stop by coffee shops to get something to go in an urban context too. But the queueing that happens inside one of them, maybe even spilling out of the premises, still requires very little area and is pretty benign in an urban context. Especially if you wind up having a little chat with someone.
Is that the Inception cafe?
I mean I agree, but have any of you been to a busy cafe or restaurant? Listening to 30 people inevitably shouting over each other while I try to drink coffee isn’t my idea of enjoyment.
In the below picture you can still take your coffee and walk off to a more quiet place.
Nah that top photo is at most 10 people getting a coffee.
Bring back third spaces!!
Personally, I dont want to sit with that many people. Get in my car and drive away from them as far as I can
