I’m sure I know the answer, but I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt and asking you guys. I honestly thought airpods and headphones were more popular than this.
The people I’ve seen do this seem to be trying to establish dominance and are hoping someone confronts them so they can fight. A pissing contest.
That, or, they are so self-absorbed that they lack the ability to realize that their behavior impacts others.
Because people are assholes. I say that in public I’m surrounded by assholes at all times. Then they want to act like I’M the common theme here.
No. I don’t listen to my phone without headphones in public. Assholes do.
I don’t IMMEDIATELY stop at the end of an escalator and just stand there. Assholes do.
I don’t try to immediately get on the train as the doors open before people can get off. Assholes do.
I’m not a smoker at all, but if I were I wouldn’t just start smoking in public places where crowds need to form, like bus stops, or lines, or even worse, indoors. Assholes do this.
I don’t masturbate on the bus next to kids. Assholes do.
I don’t pee in the stands of a crowd at a sporting event. Assholes do.
I don’t go into public places and start shooting people with guns. Assholes do.
I don’t take an entire family to the mall so we can all walk around the food court, grab all the free samples, but instead of them eating it, I get like 30 free samples, and thus a free meal. Assholes do.
Why do people post hyperbolic questions they know the answer to lol
My opinion might be misled, so I’m asking for others’ opinions to get a different perspective.
They want you to hear their superior musical taste \s
Some people are hard of hearing. It annoys me but I know people who turn on speakerphone immediately since they say they can’t otherwise hear.
Oh, I took it to mean walking around listening to music at full volume. That’s way more common around me than speakerphone. You’ll be in a store, and hear 10 different people playing 10 different songs.
I have one that bothers me more. There are people who park their cars in front of random houses at night, I assume it’s delivery people or ubers taking a break. They will have their phones connected to their cars; speakers at max. I can hear their whole conversations while I am trying to fall asleep. Happens about once a month where I live.
That I might have some insight into. In our car the speakers are quite wierd in that you can have the volume not even halfway and just so you can hear the person talk clearly, but outside the car you hear it so much better and louder. If you have never been outside your car when someone is taking on the phone you will never know about it, because from the inside you wouldn’t suspect it being so audible outside.
I didn’t know that, could be the case. I just assumed it was the same people that drive around with their windows down blasting music. It’s likely the same crowd that is being described by OP.
They don’t care about anyone else. They believe that they shouldn’t care because other people do that crap, and/or if someone is annoying they should block it out with headphones. Asking them to keep to themselves is worse than just blocking it out in their eyes. I cut ties with people like that. “My” mother is like that, blasting stupid duolingo games in public areas. Bitch did that for a whole train ride and also in the elevator, and found it Funny™ that I asked her not to do that.
Short answer: they don’t care and are most likely marijuana addicts who beat their significant other when they withdraw and/or are emotionally abusive. Incredibly red flag.
