Lately I've been seeing many more people reading books in public.
Yesterday, 5 books on one bus.
Newspapers and magazines stay losing. Zero zero.
EBook readers occasional.
Is it some performative fad?
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I actually have been reading more physical books related to socialism openly on the bus. It’s enjoyable foremost, but I like to imagine it’s normalizing the topic in some tiny way too if others see it. But mostly I’m sure no one notices XD
Maybe you're on one of my busses.