Years ago, I wrote that Starbucks acts like it’s too big to fail. Now, by alienating people across the political spectrum, the multinational may be on course for extinction.
I'd guess convenience and ubiquity: I remember when living in New York in the 2010s, there were multiple street corners you could stand on and have your eyes on two totally different Starbucks locations. But you're right — coffee at home is better!
As an Australian that saw Starbucks arrive with a fanfare and fall flat on it's face here, I think that Starbucks' values were very clear to our coffee drinkers. It's to push as many enshitiffied coffee confection products as they can, as profitably as they can.
"these kinds of companies—without a vision, without a mission—are the ones that fail." Amen! A business that is well organized around vision and values, whose mission is firmly rooted and deeply invested in its people, will develop a natural community with a critical mass of support. Getting too big makes it more complicated, but it doesn't make it impossible to be a good company—Starbucks lost the spirit of its purpose.
Maybe too big to fail, but not too big to suck.
New slogan!
We make our coffee at home. I don’t know why Starbucks is even a thing
I'd guess convenience and ubiquity: I remember when living in New York in the 2010s, there were multiple street corners you could stand on and have your eyes on two totally different Starbucks locations. But you're right — coffee at home is better!
As an Australian that saw Starbucks arrive with a fanfare and fall flat on it's face here, I think that Starbucks' values were very clear to our coffee drinkers. It's to push as many enshitiffied coffee confection products as they can, as profitably as they can.
God starbucks is so bad. I go out of my way to avoid it, but had it an airport lounge this morning and was reminded how bad it was.
It's terrible when you're stuck in places and have no coffee choices!
"these kinds of companies—without a vision, without a mission—are the ones that fail." Amen! A business that is well organized around vision and values, whose mission is firmly rooted and deeply invested in its people, will develop a natural community with a critical mass of support. Getting too big makes it more complicated, but it doesn't make it impossible to be a good company—Starbucks lost the spirit of its purpose.