4 november

Social media presented a puzzle. Be really clever and engaging in a super-condensed period of time, meaning space. Present visually appealing formats along with images, gifs, and videos, as appropriate. Inspire not only likes, shares, comments, follows, and clicks, but also relevant action -- in this case, going to the coffee shop. And buying something, probably. Although plenty of people seemed not to see this as an obligation, as if the CS was a local establishment founded by the public services scheme or whatever to allow community residents or other passers-through to hang out in a relatively comfortable and most certainly safe (right?) environment. But really. Somebody had to pay the electricity bill to power the HVAC system and inspire it to deliver the right climate-accommodating air. Somebody had to sweep the floor, and that person needed to be paid, too. She briefly imagined a student coming in and asking if they had any internships or volunteer positions available. She imagined suggesting to the kid that the floor needed to be swept (Why not sweeped?). She further imagined the kid suggesting she keep imagining.