iWantANewAlt t1_j6vcliq wrote on February 2, 2023 at 3:29 AM

Reply to comment by MILK_DUD_NIPPLES in no late night coffeeshops or places to do work :( by hodown94

Yeah a lot of 24 hour places have closed pretty much everywhere. Gas stations, some pharmacies, and maybe Denny's (and Waffle House) are still left. It almost seemed inertia was keeping them open before COVID and businesses are happy to shorten their hours.

sprawn t1_j6y5vqk wrote on February 2, 2023 at 6:49 PM

They used COVID as an excuse to do what they had been wanting to do for decades. And it was at a time when there was MORE of a demand for 24/7 hours. We NEEDED businesses to stay open to spread out shopping hours, and they did the opposite to condense (pack in, literally, physically CLOSER together) people at the worst possible time. Classic Shock Doctrine.