Starbucks Was Empty, And Look Where This Man Chose To Sit': Intimidation Tactic Or Weird Social Experiment?

A TikTok shared a now-viral video showing a person sitting next to them in an empty Starbucks

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PEOPLE FELT TRIGGERED

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The user @sli.mothy, who recorded the situation, added the caption: "This one triggered me."

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The video, with around half a million likes, spoke to many, and the comment section was flooded.

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Many agreed they would get up and move, as one TikToker wrote: "I'd straight up tell them to sit somewhere else."

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Starbucks Was Empty, And Look Where This Man Chose To Sit': Intimidation Tactic Or Weird Social Experiment?

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A TikTok shared a now-viral video showing a person sitting next to them in an empty Starbucks

PEOPLE FELT TRIGGERED

You are alone on an empty bus with nothing but your thoughts and a million empty seats. Yet, someone has to spoil the fun by sitting right next to you.

The user @sli.mothy, who recorded the situation, added the caption: "This one triggered me."

The video, with around half a million likes, spoke to many, and the comment section was flooded.

Many agreed they would get up and move, as one TikToker wrote: "I'd straight up tell them to sit somewhere else."

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