@chosafine@instance.business there's this co-working space downtown and membership costs $300/month and people ask me why I Fucking Hate It So Much and it's like they're occupying this locked big space to just essentially be a cafe but without poor people wandering in and worse coffee. When public indoor non-commercial space is so limited this space could be put to much better use; like at least with a weird shop I can Check It Out.
I always say we should smash the locks and force them to be public
@chosafine@instance.business anyway the public library is a co-working space that's not for tech bros. we have big chairs and tables and outlets and wifi and you can work there; and lotsa people do; and usually areas are marked as quiet zones and social zones so you can just hang or you can work in a focus zone and both are options. I get a lot done working in the library
@chosafine@instance.business maybe i don't understand what it's like to use one of these private co-working spaces so i don't Get It but I walk by this place all the time with its propaganda about being an "incubator turning dreams into reality" and it's so frustrating cuz our town has a very high homeless population and not enough shelter-space and there was this BIG downtown space available that could've been a shelter or better-located food bank distribution center but instead it's like, rooms w/ chairs
@chosafine@instance.business I wanna write 99 theses against it and nail it to the door. after getting some flack they've started hosting like, classical music recitals and book readings that are open to the public to try and get better community relations and like that's Better but your swanky art events aren't enough to make this thing less of a waste-of-space.
If membership wasn't fucking $300/month I'd be fine with it like $10/month? less fucked up
@shel @chosafine
There are a few in Amsterdam where it is like office-as-a-service. As a company (nearly always a start-up) you out-source all the office stuff and just rent a number of desk and time-share meetingrooms.
The basic premise seems smart and even a good way to share resources, combat waste and meet some other companies.
But I was in one, it is sterile, lacks a soul, is really expensive and contains only tech bro's/ladies.