Sunday, February 26, 2006

You know what I don't understand? Young people antagonizing Starbucks. Most that do so have no idea what they mean when they say it's an evil corporation. People my age who claim to be alternative merely look for something mainstream to complain about, despite being clueless about capitalism. Starbucks is just an example of smart, successful business, and it's not a monopoly in any sense. Think Caribou Coffee is a cute little local Pennsylvania thing? It's the second largest non-franchise java chain in the country. Crazy Mocha isn't exactly a small business either, and independent places like the Beehive could be just as successful if they were as ambitious, but the truth is (despite that I love going to that coffeehouse) that their coffee is waaay inferior to Starbucks' (I always taste overextraction, oxidation due to grinding in advance or improper storage, burnt coffee), food tends to be stale, etc. So SHUT UP EMO KIDS AND LEARN ABOUT ECONOMICS!

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