Reading books in public to be noticed
Why it’s hipster approved: Everyone reads books (wait, that was a massive overstatement), but hipsters read books with a hidden agenda. Rather than reading a book in the comfort and privacy of their own home, hipsters take their book reading to the streets. The expected outcome in a hipster’s mind is that those around him/her will get the impression that they’re extremely intellectual and value the written word over the activities happening before them. Example: (take from eye witness accounts) A hipster will lean against the wall at a gallery opening and instead of looking at art, he’ll be reading a book. It could be a children’s book or a hipster approved author, but either way he’ll be reading it during the opening. Why? You might ask. This hipster intentionally brought his book to the gallery, not because he was so moved by the story he couldn’t set it down, but because he knew someone (usually a friend) at the gallery would think he looked interesting and photograph him. The next day the hipster would be tagged in a facebook photo and know that all his hard work had paid off. He is now the guy that was so cool he read a book while at a gallery opening. The same can be seen in bars during live shows, during lectures at college, at fashion shows, etc.
What hipsters won’t admit: They’re not really reading the book at all, they’re just wanting to be seen reading the book. They’ve already read the book so they can cover any possible questions, instead they’re skimming the text. Pretending to read the book gives them a level of pretension other hipsters are intimidated by. It says, “All of you can look at art, I’ve got better things to do.” and that’s worth it’s weight in gold in Hipster Land.
How to impress a hipster: It’s hard to impress a hipster with this activity so I offer you a alternative that will most likely gain respect. Instead of giving the hipster what they want and photographing them reading, do the opposite. Ask them to stop reading for a moment to have their photo taken. It renders their plan useless. They’ll still try and sneak the book into the photo so take that into consideration when framing the shot. By removing the book the hipster becomes just a hipster. Deep down inside they’ll think it’s cool (sorry I mean deck) that you were the only one that didn’t care what they were pretending to read. Just make sure to counter balance this with a well placed compliment on some other accoutrement they have like, “Hey man, that shirt’s epic.”
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