“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?
I imagine 99% of people don’t give a fuck but that 1% sure do like complaining about it
Probably masking their self consciousness about their self-perceived low intellect.