San Francisco is in a bad way. Vibes are all effed up. I can’t do much to solve the problems here, but I can make pancakes. So I hung up fliers all over the neighborhood and made pancakes. Over 75 people came and over 125 pancakes were eaten. Here’s what I learned: 👇
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1. People like pancakes. Or at least the idea of them. Pancakes are something that everyone can relate to and almost everyone has at least some positive associations with.
(Bonus: my pancakes are actually pretty good!)
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2. Foodieism may be done. Because they’re just free pancakes, the vibe of being a pancake critic rather than a pancake enjoyer want present. Not every part of the experience needed to be graded. People just living in the moment. Pancake participants, if you will.
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3. Fliers work. In a world that is full of an increasing number of digital experiences, the IRL world has a authenticity premium to it. If you see a flier, chances are good that there’s a human putting in effort behind it.
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4. If you’re hungry to connect, chances are good other people are too. We’re all tired from the last 2 years(6 years really), but there’s something incredibly rejuvenating about experiencing little joys with other humans.
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Anyways, I’m gonna do it again. You should come. Make some new friends. Eat some good pancakes. Share smiles with neighbors. It’s good. It’s really good. @pancakeswfrnds
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Thanks! Hoping to inspire more of the same! Sort of like “be the chocolate chip pancakes you hope to see in the world”
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Do you want them to be? (They’re chocolate chips, but we’ve got blueberries available too if that’s how you roll.)
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My Berkeley block (loosely defined) has been doing outdoor Friday night happy hour since Covid began. Everyone brings own drinks & randomly food & drink to share. People often say it is the highlight of their week. Has definitely helped our sanity. And sense of community.
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