"Oh look at this guy reading a BOOK at the cafe, he must think he's sooooo cool! I get he thinks a woman will sleep with him cuz he's so smart and cultured."

Or maybe my roommate is having their partner over and they kicked me out and I'd rather do this than just be on my fucking phone for two hours?

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[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

i haven't had this happen 2 me. i have had a stranger ask what i was reading and then visibly tune out when i tried to tell him, because in fairness it sounds boring as fuck (sam tanenhaus' biography of whittaker chambers)