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This is adjacent to the notion of a "Flâneur", someone who idly wanders a city with nothing in particular to do, but who engages with it intellectually and soci
by crispyambulance 4y ago
This is adjacent to the notion of a "Flâneur", someone who idly wanders a city with nothing in particular to do, but who engages with it intellectually and socially.
It very much requires a high level of privledge or, in more rare cases (these days), the ability to survive in poverty looking like a homeless person yet still be interesting and welcomed by others.
For Gen-X, this was also known as being a "slacker". It was good while it lasted.
- ThalesX 4y ago> This is adjacent to the notion of a "Flâneur", someone who idly wanders a city with nothing in particular to do, but who engages with it intellectually and socially. I've recently started watching Seinfeld again. Kramer seems like exactly this kind of character.
- mgdlbp 4y agoJust last week! Flânerie: The Art of Aimless Strolling - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32002486 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32002486 (125 comments)