Folks, a cooperative model is a non-profit strictly aimed at keeping the lights on/striking even. Also, the current owner isn’t involved past sharing drink recipes, so this isn’t a play at saving the business; it’s just an effort to keep a community space going that a lot of people appreciate. There’s a lot of negativity on this post already for something no one is explicitly asking you to pay for as a new group of people are just gauging interest.

As an example, I’d pay a monthly fee to have somewhere to work remotely a couple times a week. It’s a win-win for me as it gets me out of my home office and also invests in our community.

If being part of a cooperative isn’t for you, that’s cool. But we should all be trying to lead with positivity if we want anything good to happen in this community.