I’m sitting in a local coffeehouse frequented by Yalies, and I’m a bit creeped out by the guy sitting next to me.
He’s sipping a latte, staring at people. He’s not listening to an MP3 player or reading a book. He’s just sitting. And I think this is what creeps me out. But why should it be creepy to be tech-free? Why should it matter that he doesn’t have an iPod? Even if most people here are either on a computer or listening to music, there’s no reason someone shouldn’t be able to do that. And someone should be able to sit and not read.
Maybe it’s the combination of the staring, the (faux?) leather jackets, and the menacing Aryan features. But I don’t think those would matter if he just had an iPod or a computer.
It’s so strange that I expect tech.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Clint wrote // Jun 12, 2009 at 1:25 am
Interesting post. I think you should trust your gut more. If you felt something creepy, there was probably something creepy. Even if you could not define it.
2 JL! added // Jun 17, 2009 at 12:42 am
I don’t know, I think I’m with Tim on this one, Clint.
Yeah, he could be a creep, but it’s possible he just finds it easier to clear his head and think deeply when everything is off and he’s not looking at any particular object. No book, no notes, nothing. It’s not even an issue of technology vs. non-tech stuff. He wasn’t even reading a book.
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