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X user @peteyburn tweeted, "Saw this guy reading on the subway and he looked up at every girl that walked past lmao. Performative reading at its finest" alongside a grainy photo of a man waiting on a subway platform.

December 3rd, 2025 tweet by @peteyburn


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X user @ehnveee tweeted, "Mom pick me up i’m scared, the egirls have started performative reading blood meridian."
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X user @jegaevi tweeted, "People who think reading in public is performative are basically telling on themselves. It's clear they think reading is extremely hard and not enjoyable, so the only possible reason to do it is to show off."
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