i've recently been searching for the right internet cafe near my home. there's a subtle yet clear difference between wasting away hours aimlessly on the internet at home locked up in the apt vs a public cafe. it's the same reason you feel more motivated to exercise at a public gym vs a gym within the vicinity of your own home, alone. the same reason you play, sing, dance, perform harder in front of an audience rather than when you're by yourself. this may not be objectively true for everyone, but if you're confident in a specific area and there are witnesses, you'll probably feel a bit of adrenaline kick in.
so what does this have to do with laptops in public cafes? i thought i knew when i started writing this entry, but not anymore. i'd like to think we all have a hidden desire to be noticed. there's a subtle difference we feel when in public settings vs when we're not. the presence of witnesses to our day-to-day activities objectifies the actions and proves maybe even to ourselves that it actually happened.
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
if nobody is around to witness the sounds you make in life, does it really matter?
go find your free internet cafes!
http://www.wififreespot.com/ca.html
