WeWork can’t do everything, but they do two things really well: liquor up a bunch of underqualified knuckleheads and provide a roof over which these knuckleheads can lose thousands, even millions, of dollars – which begs the question: are casinos the new WeWork? The answer…is yes, casinos are in fact the new WeWork!
Let’s take a look at the data:
- Casinos have free alcohol and no one is counting the drinks. WeWorks have free alcohol and no one is counting the drinks.
- Casinos have groups of impeccably-dressed Japanese men huddled together yelling at one another. WeWorks have groups of impeccably-dressed Japanese men huddled together yelling at one another.
- Casinos have a bunch of nerds from MIT with secret algorithms. WeWorks have a bunch of nerds from Cornell with secret algorithms.
- Casinos: free food. WeWorks: you guessed it, free food.
- Casinos: have a bunch of weird loners who don’t seems to have a group and try to latch onto yours. WeWorks: have a bunch of weird loners who don’t seems to have a group and try to latch onto yours.
- Casinos: full of cigarette smoke. WeWorks: full of Juul mango vape plumes.
That’s right – your WeWork is one giant casino, only the house is also losing money.