Venkatesh Rao@vgrPoll: How do you feel about local businesses?Prefer chains/national5.7%Mostly neutral32.4%Prefer local50.2%Go out of way to support11.6%490 votes·Final results3:08 AM · May 15, 20224 Likes
RandomSprint@RandomSprint·May 15, 2022Replying to @vgrQuote TweetRandomSprint@RandomSprint·May 13, 2022Behind every great restaurant stands a hundred failed establishments. Residents of food cities unknowingly lounge on the decaying corpses of broken dreams and wonder why people in the country tolerate chains.
Osculation@bentpurgatory·May 15, 2022Replying to @vgrNo one shops online apparently? (I don't believe this ofc) Or are people mostly thinking of restaurants?
Tom VanAntwerp @tvanantwerp·May 15, 2022Replying to @vgrI find that a place being local is often necessary but not sufficient for it to be good.
Bill Seitz of FluxGarden@BillSeitz·May 15, 2022Replying to @vgrYou need to cross this with city/burb residency.