There’s something more savory about snapping the book shut and you’re surrounded by the superior ~Reading Environment~ engulfed by perfectly muffled coffee shop music and the sound of beans grinding and milk frothing
Get a burrito and a latte. Sit with the anxiety of taking up an entire booth yourself while other folks wait for a table. Marinate in the discomfort. Stay a long time.
The long canon of “alternative” lifestyles persists. Vibe expatriates. Downtown-core-core. Group chat as supergroup. Post-finpunk. Coffee & cig. Nicely tailored or altered clothing. Chelsea Hotel-core. Siestas. The Sun Also Rises is my fav book-core. Somewhere between Dada and vaporwave but still grunge. Digital folk art and hypermodern poetry. Making your living as a neo-cypherpunk bohemian post-dilettante freelancer.
