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I tried that once in an attempt of meeting people but I stopped because I could not help but feel like a massive egocentric faggot. I'm not against reading in public but after my experience I noticed other people doing this and noticed how its blatantly obvious when someone is reading for the sake of reading and reading for the sake of attention. I remember attending a certain convention once after that experience. The outside had little area with strips of grass with few trees as well; 10 more or less. I kid you not, almost under every tree there was a girl reading. And every one of those girls was outright posing when reading. I'm talking, switching leg positions every few seconds, adjusting their hair, dressing in a way that would give any man plenty of carnal ideas. Oh and course they were all reading the kind of stuff that would make them look smart but instead made them look pretentious. One of them was reading critique of pure reason by Kant. Who the fuck reads Kant in public? Its meant for quiet study in your study, such literature requires full attention and reading it in public while simultaneously caring about your appearance does not help it which at best will result in you getting frustrated and at worst you will misunderstand something because you lost focus for a split second. This surreal experience have taught me that what you call "performative reading" is just fucking stupid.