Starbucks unifies

It's pretty simple to be a youth in Washington State. There are two main requirements.

1st, you must like the rain.
2nd, you must like Starbucks or at least appreciate them or maybe just be dependant on them.

Ok, so I do have a higher opinion than that of Washington's youth. The observation was born out of my reading the profiles of the writers for the Seattle Times NEXT section. What are the chances that a "big corporation" like Starbucks will be portrayed in a positive light by more than one of the enlightened youth of this blue state? Read for yourself:

Karan Gill
...I also love to snowboard and criticize Seattle's sports teams and their poor management skills (but Mr. Shultz, I love Starbucks).

And this:

April Seipp
...I can usually be found at Starbucks or staring out the window when it rains.

And this:

Daniel Thies
...In late 2000, I opted out of my acceptance to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston to pursue my loftier dreams of working at Starbucks and freelancing for The Seattle Times.

And this (on a lesser level):

Anne Kim
...You can quickly see my Seattle roots - I love coffee, rain and gazing at lakes and oceans.

It could just be the writer in all of them--if indeed most writers are fond of rain and coffee. I know this writer is.