As someone who travels alone a lot for work, few things would make me happier than if we could somehow normalize reading alone in a bar/pub. It's such an accept

As someone who travels alone a lot for work, few things would make me happier than if we could somehow normalize reading alone in a bar/pub. It's such an accepted practice in a coffee shop, but somehow in a bar you can still feel really out of place. As discussed elsewhere in this thread, at night bars are often the only comfortable place open. Meanwhile hotel rooms can get depressing and, for people who drink, having a drink alongside a book can be incredibly relaxing. I also think we underestimate the value for introverted people of being out in a public setting, even in an asocial way. Good on this group for using a bit of social engineering to help push this idea - wishing them all of the success in the world!