“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?

  • segfault11 [any]@hexbear.net
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    i read ebooks in public on my steam deck in so people assume i’m a doofus g*mer while i am in fact a le epic and cultured intellectual nerd

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      There was a time where i was reading settlers on my phone while getting a ride to work with my journeyman who could’ve been on the cover. If he asked I’d just say I’m looking at reddit