Warnke’s original piece argued that dating someone who reads is "dangerous" because they will always want more—more plot, more vocabulary, more meaning in the mundane. The updated version adds layers of modern burnout:
Why is "coffee" so inextricably linked to this search? Because reading Sal con alguien que no lea is a performance of the self.
So, if you shouldn't date the PDF/Drive/Coffee person, who should you date?
This represents the aestheticization of intelligence. It’s the "dark academia" vibe where the act of being an intellectual is a performance fueled by caffeine and screen time. Why People Say "Sal con alguien que no lea..."
There is a romantic longing for someone "simple"—someone who won't analyze your text messages like a passage from Joyce or expect your relationship to have a "magnificent narrative arc".