Stop one! If you haven’t listened to Part One, go and do that first. Scroll to Episode #18 in the Josh Bloom Podcast feed at this link.
Stop two! I reference several TikTok posts in this article which I have conveniently reposted to YouTube for you.
Even more conveniently, here are links to these posts:
• “Starbucks Has Banned All Bad Behavior” (YOUTUBE)
• “The First Karen of 2025” (YOUTUBE)
• “Splash Stick Gatekeeping” (YOUTUBE)
• “Not Wet Leg, Wet Cough” (YOUTUBE)
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Hi. It's Josh.
These are my actual behaviors in actual coffee shops.
Everything you are about to hear is meant to make you laugh. While rooted in my reality, my sarcasm isn’t nearly as important to me as empathy. We are all here for a short time, after all.
Lashing out is not a priority. Levity is.
When you listen to this, don’t worry. You’re already perfect. I am describing people we should loathe or at least pity. You may find that I am one of those people.
I am discussing my behavior and how it varies by shop to indicate and illustrate how we can all benefit from being more mindful of altering our behavior based on the situations we are in, the company we are in, and, in the case of coffee shops, the literal “companies” we are in.
How we behave inside different coffee shops is a microcosm of how we can behave outside of different coffee shops.
I find that many of my fellow citizens are becoming less and less self-aware and less and less prone to care how they act in public.
Do you agree? Please let me know in the comments!
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More about me:
I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.
One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!
My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.
I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™
❤️ 🏳️🌈 ✡️ 🧘♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩
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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com
