Coffee, Capitalism, and Corporate Encroachment
Railing against corporate dictatorship, delocator.net helps consumers find locally-owned cafes, bookstores, and movie theatres in their area — alternatives to the “invasion” of Starbucks, Borders, and their ilk. The site itself is actually quite an interesting capitalist idea in its freshness and creativity, and people certainly should eat or drink or shop where they are fortable. That’s the beauty petition! And the kind munity-building that often takes place at familiar, time-tested, local shops is to be encouraged. But to say...