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This reminds me of the “techbro discovers very common x thing” meme. Going to a coffee shop (that is 75% solo remote workers) without your phone and pretending
by soared 9mo ago
This reminds me of the “techbro discovers very common x thing” meme. Going to a coffee shop (that is 75% solo remote workers) without your phone and pretending it’s some divine experience feels conceited. Do things you like, sometimes don’t check your phone.
Very well written title though.
- tomca32 9mo agoExactly how I feel about this. As a European living in the US this reads “American discovers sitting down with a cup of coffee instead of taking it outside”.
- walthamstow 9mo agoInstead of getting it through their car window, judging by these numbers https://www.ft.com/content/db5bb7a8-f7f3-4953-9c8f-8700739431a3 https://www.ft.com/content/db5bb7a8-f7f3-4953-9c8f-870073943...
- isoprophlex 9mo agoToo bad. The writing style... quickly loses it's luster. After you make it past the title.
- mrbukkake 9mo agoIt's the linkedin writing style, the idea is to make a bland anecdote with some vapid "insights" sound interesting by making it all enthusiastic and breathless like a TED talk
- tonyedgecombe 9mo agoIt's called broetry.
- CrossVR 9mo agotechbro discovers sitting down for a cup of coffee doesn't need to be a networking event.
- phantasmish 9mo ago… but does turn it into “content”.
- CrossVR 9mo agoSmall steps, small steps
- jrmg 9mo agoThe ‘thesis statement’ at the top (It’s contradictory to sit alone in a café. It’s against the reason cafés exist.) is entirely incorrect - and it’s odd that the author thought like that. But I don’t think they deserve to be denigrated. The post is eloquently written, and if it inspires people to take a little time for themselves the world will be a little of a better place because of it. And posting it makes the author a little vulnerable; I’d much rather people write posts like this than self-censor because they’d be exposed to ridicule.
- raddan 9mo agoI agree. This was evidently a new experience for this person, and maybe the reason is that they’re… a new adult? Anyway, even old people have new experiences all the time. At least this person is putting themselves out there and doing something active. Good for them. Except the dog thing. PLEASE do not bring your dog into a cafe. Somehow people like me are in the minority though so I will stop here.
- mosesbp 9mo agoIn case you didn’t know, the title is just a straightforward edit of Kundera’s famous novel title.
- soared 9mo agoI did not, thanks :)
- mrbukkake 9mo agomanic pixie dreamnerd syndrome. sad! many such cases
- lorenzo1860 9mo agoHaha this made me laugth... Although I really liked the post, I agree!
- johnfn 9mo agoIt seems a bit absurd to call someone a tech bro for experiencing something for the first time and writing about it - especially something as benign as going to a cafe.
- soared 9mo agoIt was very reminiscent of a LinkedIn screenshot I saw of a someone saying “I’ve been thinking a lot about irl podcasts. Just sitting down with a group of peers, no recording, etc” and someone replying “techbro rediscovers hanging out with friends”