“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?
There’s a whole class of “getting mad at someone who is minding their own business” that we get acculturated into growing up. Once you step back and percieve it you can start to intercept it but I don’t think you’ll ever fully be rid of the impulse.
Well put