Yes, please, I need more of your bored, I'm-back-from-everything-at-23 stare, TAKE MY MONEY

Do you need any for a sandwich or something to go with the coffee?

i'd like to believe that he is in a cafe when he wrote this

Read this in your wonderful accent. You have violated my earspace.

@@superrookie-1I did genuinely

Lmao 😂

Relatable, like I am rereading Sherlock for the fifth time. It ain't special or superior

@@SieMiezekatzeExactly! I simply read because I enjoy it. I personally enjoy books others may deem sophisticated, such as Sherlock Holmes, but I just like them. I don’t particularly care how others chose to spend there time because at the end of the day we all do what makes us happy, and that is what matters.

Exactly, I guess we'll keep the book for later in private. Lol

Exactly! And I don't actually care what other people think. I do what I bloody well want.@@skydadashzadeh

Cultural Observations: people who make self-aware KZfaq comments

It was "literally me" and I liked it!

Is the the current generation’s What White People Like?

midwit activities

I've been personally attacked at least 3 times despite having never sought this channel out of my own free will... Still highly entertained! (Though feeling a bit admonished)

literally, books are nothing special! it really ISN'T different from watching Selling Sunset because books are the original Selling Sunset. it shouldn't be viewed as a flex, not by the people doing it nor the people observing it. books are just media. they're not for intellectuals, the most average people used to read books because it was the only option of entertainment. the video is funny, but it does make me think of how weird the world is these days.

These vids reinforce these acts into meme concepts

@@majp6126no seriously, it’s funny when people go “wow you like to read? You must be smart and an intellectual!!” Like no, I’m reading garbage about faeries doing it or something

I think it's the physical book. If you just sat around listening to an audio book or using an e-reader no one would care, but the moment the physical book comes out people get weird.

honestly this, spoke nothing but facts

I used to struggle with that too haha. I don't care anymore tho. I'm the same as people playing games or watching tiktok on their phones, except my entertainment is objectively better. That sounds very arrogant, but it really isn't (at least, not necessarily).

@@Yarblocosifilitico Me neither, to be honest :'D but that doesn't stop me from being self aware from time to time, which is a good thing I would say. That's why I couldn't keep myself from laughing, because I know where he is coming from and that there are people out there who most certainly would feel offended.

That's why I like reading in my backyard, especially in the spring and summer with all the flowers--very peaceful.

"my entertainment is objectively better" is definitely very arrogant, lets not pretend it isnt@@Yarblocosifilitico

@@g76agi mindless games literally designed to be addictive vs literature. Sorry but yeah, it's better. I'll accept the arrogant label, but if were to dwelve into the science of what mobile games and literature do to your brain... I know which one I'll bet on ;P

What are you reading at the moment?

@@stadtbekanntertunichtgut😂👏

me too darg

I would probably steal whatever is in your pockets like a thief rat with a striped black sheisty and a brown money bag

I read books in public, and I'd have a heart attack if someone did it. I read on my Kindle, I just want to be left alone.

Also that last joke is how I’ve always thought of people who wear Nirvana shirts, lol. Actual NPCs

Buy an old nokia for emergency calls

That is a legitimate reason to read outdoors, I find it too difficult to concentrate if I'm just sitting at home, there's something nice about being still in the hustle and bustle and just reading, and sure you can always just get locked sitting outside grogans with a book on your lap to look real deep & intellectual.

So do you you mean red youtube or orange youtube?

same reason i masturbate in public (metaphorically)

Out of all commets in this video, yours is the only one that urged people to capture the opportunity and read the books you need to read before you die. Thank you! If 1 in 10 thought like this, avoiding the obvious consumerist trap, the world would be sane.

W mom. Take good care of her.

Huh, you're absolutely right. I was home-schooled too. Funny how the home-schooled people I've known (including myself) don't seem to develop the same insecurities as other people and usually end up being very studious. It does make me conclude that there's something drastically wrong with our education system. I should go read a book about it too.

Nah, you are just basic and love attention, is not rocket science.

For some reason I can only read mystery novels or gay romance novels 💀 With other books I just lose interest after 2 pages. And I’m not even gay but the gay love stories are usually much more interesting and sweet. Anyways, does anybody have any recommendations? 😂

that is adorable

tell me you're also wearing a fancy suit and a bow tie

Are you into Nietzsche? Your word choice makes me think so

*BOKE* - you shouldn't do fingies like that for others, just do it for yerself hai. omg omg btw i also do acc...read... in public................. idk what's real.

Me asf reading the latest manchild Star Wars novel in the cafe

@moe923 You’re just jealous of Nietzsche’s glorious mustache.

@@elemenopi55 Or stop being so concerned with what others are thinking about you

@@elemenopi55or better yet, listen to an audiobook while staring at people awkwardly.

My 7-year-old son is not allowed to use screens. At this very moment he is readying while riding his scooter down the middle of the road. And this is after he forgot to get off the bus. How did the algorithm know?

Yeah I hate when my eyes make the letters give me thought. Cmon book, just be quiet and leave me to my pompous thoughts.

yeah very articulate. but quite invasive and rude. hope he got permission and explaimed first. if not very gracious readers.

and then u woke up

Did you go on a date with the guy?:D

Nice

@@somesweetdreamm Fuck no, I was 17, I told him I was 17 and yet he persisted that it was okay lmao

​@mehakverma7043 and you didn't go out with him? Crazy, seems like a real catch. (Sarcasm obviously)

Haha same though I have to deal what the city has to offer instead of nature, most of the time. I much prefer to read outside by myself, than at home.

@@H0kram I am lucky to live in a very compact city of ~800k people. By bicycle I need 15 minutes to the city centre, and 10 minute walking to be in the forrest.

same here. also it usually keeps people away from me which is nice

I'm glad to see that other people understand this

thats really nice ;-; kinda inspired me to do the same thing now, just go and be reading outside.

As a public book reader, I just love reading my book & getting out of the house at the same time.

As a public book reader, none of this applies to me lmfao. I just want to know what happens in my book idgaf about my appearance!

@@barisharslan6997 I can't help it. I honestly want to read a book outside, but the nagging voice in my head plays strange fantasies of people coming up to me and asking me what I am reading. They will finally know how smart I am!! 🤓

@@barisharslan6997 Also none of it applies to me. I do care about my appearance, but not in a self-conscious or attention-seeking way. I care about being as invisible as possible. So I've switched to audiobooks. I really hate attention, so audiobooks are in general less stressful, but the problem comes when there is something funny and i can't prevent myself from laughing out loud. Then i perceive more attention with audiobooks than with physical copies. As far as it comes to to my preferred appearance, I've realized that I hate crowded areas, ideally I would be sitting somewhere with 0 other people in sight when I'm waiting, but unfortunately that's not the reality. The presence of people stresses me out. My mechanism of coping with that is to pretend as much as possible that these people don't exist. When i see dogs being walked, i acknowledge the dogs, smile, and think of how cute they are, but even though i know the dog walker was also there, my mind never acknowledged them to the degree that i don't even know if they were a man or a woman. But this is only possible as long as people don't engage with me. When someone even tries to make eye contact or smile at me, i can't stay in that lower stress-level mindset. I've always felt most comfortable when i dress in the most unremarkable way, but recently I've realized why. Normally when i say i hate attention, people think it's about insecurity, but it's not. It's just way too many people and i feel like it should be normal for people to be stressed out having to interact with over a 100 people in one day? Idk how this is difficult for extroverts to understand. I feel like this video is harmful in that it encourages people to go and stress out introverts who they see reading in public. So I just had to say something.

​@@LordHighTorturer ok, tell me how smart you are :D what are you currently reading? I've always had people thinking I'm smart because of math-like stuff. I actually dislike it because it usually creates some distance. Imo It's better to be thought of as interesting and/or relatable, it's much easier to get some good conversations going that way. I'm jealous of people who bond over reality tv. If i could, i would. When i watch something that high in drama, i get really into it, but i don't get pleasure from it, just annoyed and upset. But then i still want to watch to know what will happen. That contradiction makes me feel manipulated and i hate being manipulated.

I don't get it

@@TallSexyHumble he's accusing them of being control freaks as he is pretty much telling the guy not to swing his legs, which would be controlling

@@LeonC0704 so the guy who asked "Are you swinging your legs?" a person who reads in public too?

@@TallSexyHumble no. But he is controlling

@@LeonC0704 then how is that humour? he was just asking, and the other guy just stopped because he was probably conscious after getting pointed out. Is the humour in the fact that since the commentator was able to "control" the readers action by asking that question? He was "controlling" the "control freak"?

And reminding people that you can pay attention to something for longer than 25 seconds

i mean is like smoking in public isnt it. but what can you do. used to go to a public cloistered away room away from society, but this grad got cut back.or closed down, so forced out to pasture as public tolerance for reading deteriorates, the last stand of the solitary reader remains scattered here and there. David Attenbrough sd do a follow up.

Nice profile pic

I purposefully read on my phone to spite people like you

@@kv4648 Well the people who read actual books don't even know you're spiting them mate. You just look like another phone addict. So not sure what you tryna accomplish buckaroo 😅

:))))

The interruption gets them off the hook with their super-ego.

They're just glad that someone acknowledges the fact that they're reading in public, the main reason they do it in the first place.

​@@Baronnax😅

@@Baronnax| I read in public cuz I needed to be in public for some reason, but also refuse to put my book down.

this is amazing

Wow that sounds like a really awesome thing to do.

This is hilarios lmao

Maincharacter

where?

Same

@user-wg5jm5fy7y No. I meant that in the present moment of writing my comment, I hope that passersby do not think about me when I’m reading outside. When I’m actually reading outside I am indeed immersed in my book 😌

@user-wg5jm5fy7y what?? like... do people not realise that before phones and stuff, on public transport, in waiting rooms etc. people would read books and newspapers? you can absolutely be immersed even if you're in public

you defo sound like a person who doesnt read books LMAO@user-wg5jm5fy7y

@user-wg5jm5fy7y I don't think it's fair to imply that self-consciousness implies that you're not truly invested in an activity. I love reading outside the house; whilst travelling... Anywhere I could otherwise be looking at a phone. Do I think about other people at times? Sure... That's just the mind wandering. Am I invested in the book? If it's good, of course. All these 2nd hand judgments are pointless and destructive.

The projection is bizarre

Yeah, it's kind of pathetic that they can't fathom not staring at a screen for a little while.

His sarcasm is very clear

Who are u talking about, no one on this comment section or video fits that description

Theres a difference between illiterate and too busy to read

@@smashyrashy it was a joke, but hey man even ten minutes is reading so even though it may be small as long as your having fun and enjoy it thats all that matters

functionally?@@smashyrashy

@@smashyrashy if you stop reading, you can forget how to read and become illiterate

@@JBBost if i stop reading this comment section i will become more literate

Walking while reading is fun at a park. Not a good idea at a shopping mall, I seem to attract the worst people.

​@Bookspine5 tell us more 👀

@@Bookspine5 walking while reading! i'm lowkey astonished/proud, I could never lol

This comment falls completely into line with what he says about public readers having “avoidant attachment disorder” and using books as “a shield that keeps them insulated from intimacy”

@@ferghalicious1480 Idk if you're joking, if yes then ignore my comment but if not then no it doesn't. Being stuck inside your head wondering whether people around you will care about you reading a book outside and possibly judge you for it isn't intimacy, it's just needless worrying, useless and counterproductive; such kind of thinking will lead you away from intimacy by pushing others away in fear of them thinking bad of you.

dont even.know what that means

@@ja-qk4vd basically, Filioush has it: second and third thoughts are entirely unproductive. It is better to act than to react, especially if you are stuck in a loop of endlessly reacting to your own self-critique. Just do what you want to do. Sometimes I run in public, I don't really care how I look. Sometimes I read in public, because I happened to be in the middle of an interesting part of a book and wanted to take it with me. I don't think about it any deeper than that, because doing so is just pointless psychic damage. Engage in reality as a tautology, not as a metaphor or a test.

@@oliveleaf7376 Couldn't agree more with this sentiment... I feel like this current generation is so obsessed with the connotations of doing anything because of meme culture or these 2nd/3rd-hand thoughts. Too often people think about the implications of the thing before even doing the thing... Ironically that's just self-obsessed!

people do that often??

It was usually fellas back in the days when I was a cute little nerd girl. These days I'm generally left in peace. @@queball685 🤣

I'm a dude and I get asked a lot. I usually just awkwardly give out the name of the book and leave it at that, never know if they want me to explain it or what.

​@@queball685 Yes, and then they go "oh. is it any good?" and you say "well, I haven't finished it" and then they go on their way and you've lost your place.

avoidant attachment? complete opposite. im sitting in a corner aboiding pple as much as poss and invariably s.o comes up and stsrts talking. just bargesin asduming have right to.interrupt. wtf.

Great book.

I literally just finished it and I felt geniune, physical happiness when I did

who else criming their punishment rn?

@@pokpok97642🤨🤨🤨🤨👨🏼‍💻🧑🏻‍💻👩🏼‍💻

Terrific book. I enjoyed it a lot!

It’s fact

@@TheRealBillix so fact dude

some might. But it's probably a very low %. Most commenters here might envy the ability to forget the external world and focus on a single thing for an extended period of time. I know I'm proud of that ability :P If that makes me pretencious, so be it. My commutes are much more enjoyable because of it. It'd be like feeling bad for being in good shape haha

Sounds to me like a huge projection of insecurities on their part, since they can't fathom any reason to be reading in public other than "to look smart".

I don't think it is a stretch considering most of society's mentality is focused on public image

oooh, I had forgotten I used to do this. Now I'll have to deal with that piece of information about myself

no...tattoos

agreed, and I have one (and septum)

@@bikerjon8934 everyone has tattoos, wouldn't be interesting

Everyone has face piercings too. It would be like doing one of these about people carrying a Starbucks cup. I think doing one about people picking up after their dogs as people are picking up after their dogs would elicit some interesting reactions.

​@@youtubecensors5419nose rings are a minority. Idk where you're from

This comment section is filled with terminally online people who watch tiktoks all day and cannot comprehend some of us don't have any social media and have no idea what they are on about. Apparently it has something to do with "book tok"? No wonder people are so depressed these days. They can't even read a book in public without feeling embarrassed.

@@dg1178 FR one guy said he felt full of himself to bring a book to the doctor's office waiting room like as if that's not one of the prime fucking places you can read lmao

@@dg1178 Mmm it is sad people find it so hard or weird to “unplug” as it were, even for just a little while. I could swear phones are the new cigarettes; casually addictive, readily available and our time's symbol of cool

@@dg1178 Reading under a tree or some shit was always an arsehole move, nothing to do with social media.

@@smorrowi think it's less of an arsehole move and more that it makes you feel insecure

got anything to say about it?

@@parkerstroh6586 Amazing book, highly recommend it, especially if you're a bit interested in psychology

Come on then

Give your summary, we will not stop until you give your summary

@@udontevenwannaknowbruv he needs enough people to comment so that it will be public

I feel anxious staring at my phone too long in public because I assume I’ll be judged for that. Just going to look at my feet from now on

The truth is no one really cares what you’re doing lol.

@@Emiliapocalypse stare at a book at least! Eventually, you'll read it out of boredom ;P seriuosly tho: most people will envy you, if anything, because they can't focus on anything for more than a few minutes, thanks to our screen-based society

I did that a work when i was younger because a coworker made a remark about me reading on breaks. I started finding books on my phone so it would look like i was just scrolling.

​@@alexthompson6344because scrolling is so much better, apparently. 🎉

That kid probably isn't allowed on his phone and can't stand to see someone else enjoying it xD

"Traumatised" bro grow a pair

@@AdoptedPooit’s called a joke. Why are you offended? Grow thicker skin

@@stingrae919 bro ngl in this day an age i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a joke, so what do you expect you greasy bastard.

​@@AdoptedPoo I dunno man, if you can't understand hyperbole I'm honestly surprised you're getting anything out of Frankie's videos at all lmao

Should you?

@@frankyymilkyy9001 Why shouldn't I?

Was the movie an adaptation of the book you read in public ?!

No it was an adaptation of his KZfaq comment above.

That they’ve made before.

im curious how is merely sitting outside good for you? i understand going for a walk (one of my favourite activities) but not moving at all??

@@avr7120 Human beings need sunlight to produce vitamin D. You can get around this with ~20 minutes of daily light therapy using a cheap full spectrum lamp made for the purpose, but it's easy to forget. Much easier to just go outside. Also, indoor air quality tends to be dramatically worse than outdoor. Harmful chemicals can accumulate. Finally, if you go outside and are near nature, that has proven psychological benefits. Simply being outside, even sitting on your porch, is good for you.

@@avr7120 The sun. Vitamin D.

@@dg1178 sure but you can get it from food without the added skin cancer :D though maybe im just salty im the type of person who gets sunburn even in negative temperatures

@@avr7120 Also, some people want to just get out of the house. Getting fresh air and hearing birds chirping is generally relaxing. When you are cooped up inside all day working, it can be nice to go outside and read. Most people go for a walk AND read. Crazy idea, i know.

I feel like I can tell the difference between someone reading in public because they're le intellectual and someone who *has a job*.

@@smorrowcan you also tell when someone does it because they enjoy it?

Idk how to feel about it, if you genuinely spend most of your free time reading it seems natural to want a change of scenery every once and awhile. Or as you pointed out during a time you know youll having nothing better to do. Are we sure this guy isnt just pushing phones on us?? Im just kidding, obv hes right about atleast a decent amount of people. So much of life is just optics.

Why did you feel full of yourself? What is so remarkable about reading a book?

what a weird thing to think.

@@dogchaser520 Did you not watch the video attached to this comment explaining the thought process of the average public book reader?

@@FilledWithDetermination Ah, yeah, I forgot: if someone says something, particularly in a comedy video, it's bound to be true. I can tell we have a public book reader among us!

that sensation is a fact. It actually changes our brains, making us addicted to non-stop, ephimeral stimuli. Which is very bad news.

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you're getting over the short-time stimuli that society forces on us. Congratz! I stopped reading for years, too, and I'm so glad I got back to that good habit, instead of wasting time on endless shallow bs.

I'm in a similar position, except I still haven't been able to start reading fiction again. I only ever read academic books about my field of study. I find it hard to remotely care about a fictional story, when I could be learning more about the specificities of the origin of life. Which I would do more if I had more self-control and didn't indulge so much of my attention on youtube. 😂 I'm thinking I should get into another kind of hobby than reading fiction, something that's more proactive.

@@uMaud technically, a lot of academic books are fiction ;P Like how Anadoluvius Turkae makes OoA theory just some big fiction we've been sold as truth.

In the same boat. I thought maybe skipping to the different books in meditations would help. It didn't help. I'm sure Marcus Aurelius was really smart, but that doesn't concern my smoov brain.

​@@vaukest5888it's not really about anything he's just saying words

I read this book a few years ago. I don't remember it very well, but I remember it was a cery goid book. I should read it again, but there too much books I want to discover or read again... 😅

It's good but it's not as good as the second Hunger Games book

By looking down on public readers, who look down on non-public readers, you are just as pompous as the public readers

How is this anything but a you problem? Seems like you need to work on yourself

@@gaemr_o5147 How is this a problem at all when you can just read in public?

@@gaemr_o5147I work on my scowl so people don't ask me about what i'm reading

@@bobsmith5088 you’ve got to be trolling. You don’t think it’s a problem that OP doesn’t have the willpower to stay focused on reading when he’s at home

​@@gaemr_o5147Finding solutions to problems is good, actually. If OP focuses better in a public place, then that's what works for them and that's fine. It's not even uncommon. Studying in cafés is a trope for a reason.

Yes, I think that while this bit certainly applies to some people, it's a bit silly to shame everyone who reads in public spaces. I sometimes read while waiting for my train. Am I an attention-seeker for doing that? Is my dad, who's never used social media, an attention-seeker for reading in the park near his house? That just seems silly.

What's his id