A few days ago, I saw a guy walking outside, smoking a cigar. The next day, I was walking through this park sitting in the same bench, reading a massive, 1000-page novel. And it was a hardcover. He was just reading it with no sound device in his ear. I asked him what he was reading and said it's rare to see someone reading a hardcover outside. I don't remember what book he told me, but another Gen Zer nearby said she read the same book, and they talked about the series. *This used to happen all the time*.
After seeing vinyl stores that were still in business on subsequent days, today I saw another guy smoking a cigar while he was walking and talking to his associate. I told him that the smoke and smell reminded me of my uncle (who I dedicated my novel to), who was really successful, smart, and mulitifaced. Then I said I rarely see people smoking cigars, and he said people are discovering cigars due to the perceived decreased health risks and how they're better than plastic vapes. He also said non-AI activities and things are satisfying.
Maybe it's something that's happening, or just a few random people I happened to see.
p.s. the e-book version of my debut novel is still at Amazon, and the price for the print version has been reduced: buy at the Eckhartz Press site.
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