So there’s this new coffee shop that popped up near my office. All minimalistic, big windows, the kind of place that looks like it’s trying really hard to be edgy. First thing I notice when I walk by? This massive sign right by the entrance, bold letters, impossible to miss. All it says is something about police officers. No details, no explanation, just that.
You already know where my brain went. “Oh great,” I muttered. “Not another one of those places, trying to be performative and ‘woke’ just for show.”
I kept walking past it for weeks, choosing to grab my usual sad chain coffee instead. Kept thinking how tiring it is when businesses pull that vague virtue-signaling move, trying to stir up some buzz without really meaning anything.
But today… I don’t know. Maybe I was too tired to care, maybe I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I finally stepped inside, mostly out of curiosity (and caffeine desperation).
It looked like a normal, cozy spot. Plants everywhere, a chalkboard menu, some soft music playing. Nothing screamed “agenda.” I ordered, and while I was waiting, See more…
