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Countries where you can leave your MacBook at a random coffee shop

Hi HN,I wanted to know which countries you can simply leave your laptop at a Starbucks, and where you can't.Feel free to click and vote.

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A crowdsourced tool to identify countries where you can safely leave your MacBook at random coffee shops.

The pain

Users want to know which countries are safe enough to leave expensive devices unattended in public places, reducing anxiety and risk of theft.

The gap

No centralized, reliable, and community-driven resource currently exists that aggregates safety data specifically about leaving laptops unattended in coffee shops by country.

Build angle

Leverage community voting and anecdotal experiences to create a simple, interactive map or list that ranks countries by perceived safety for leaving laptops unattended in coffee shops.

Strengths

  • Simple concept with easy user participation
  • Potentially viral among digital nomads and travelers
  • Low development cost and complexity

Risks

  • Very niche and low market demand
  • Data is subjective, anecdotal, and potentially unreliable
  • Limited monetization potential
  • Safety perceptions vary widely and can be misleading
  • May encourage risky behavior

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