[tssva]

It sounds cold but the reality is that other restaurants will open to replace the ones that never reopen because a demand for them will exist thanks to places like Tesla staying open and pumping revenue into the local economy.

[miscPerson]

This sounds backwards:

Electric cars are fungible, social fabric is not.

So we can lose Tesla and be fine with remaining electric car manufacturers or new ones. In contrast, losing a long-term social hub is a lasting negative impact.

[tssva]

Average life span of a restaurant is 5 years. The majority that go under will not have been long-term social hubs.

[nicoburns]

Yeah, but a lot of them will likely be chains. A lot of culture will be lost, at least here in the UK.