[twelfthnight]

Totally agree. And I honestly don't think Starbucks removing seating has much if any impact on reducing "third spaces" since almost everyone buying Starbucks was getting it to go anyway. This article reads more like someone being annoyed about Starbucks changing than any real evidence that third spaces are going away.

If anything, if more people are now using coffeeshops as remote offices we are likely to see new shops catered to this opening up.