"People don't buy products, they buy better versions of themselves."
$500/month is a lot of money for a chair at a noisy table. On the other hand, $500/month is easier to stomach if it comes with the feeling of being successful.
As someone who has worked at co-working spaces in places not urbane enough to have a WeWork, $500 a month strikes me as ridiculous. I'm paying $150 a month at my current place for a dedicated desk (so not just shared table space). I do this because I'm able to be more productive than I would be working from home, so the $150 a month easily pays for itself, but I highly doubt I'd be over four times more productive paying $700 a month for the same thing at a WeWork.
Granted, this place doesn't have beer on tap, but it has free-flowing coffee, and that's all I really need.
You be you, so pay WeWork's prices if the value fits you, but if you're considering joining shared workplaces for the first time, note that you can probably find a much better deal.
That's what they are selling people. I've been thinking of renting out some space to local startups, but my approach is completely different - barebones for people who want to just pay a low amount but have a spot to actually work.
$500/month is a lot of money for a chair at a noisy table. On the other hand, $500/month is easier to stomach if it comes with the feeling of being successful.