My heartbeat just goes up. It just triggers me so fucking much.
Even talking does’t trigger me that much, it’s something about that phone speaker’s weak crackling sound, I despise that. It’s like the REVERSE of asmr.
Its the selfishness of people playing loud ass tiktoks, looping AGAIN and AGAIN, on public transport. Like use some fucking headphones. You can even get shitty wired earphones for like 3 quid on amazon or at a corner shop.
Oh, the looping.
I don’t usually mind the sound of my wife tictoking, but sometimes she dives deep into the comments and I’m stuck listening to the same 30 seconds of audio over and over and over.
Yup, my wife watches a lot of shorts. I don’t get it. I think it’s bad for you, but it’s her choice as an adult. With that said, the looping is enraging.
At my last doc’s appointment, some 900 year old Lady was blairing AI Facebook reels at max volume in a crowded waiting room.
I genuinely believe in most cases its a clear indication of genuine cognitive dysfunction.
In the waiting room is the worst. I’m considering switching to a different doctor because of this. It’s a psych office, and some lady was blaring some religious podcast or something in the waiting room. I was trying to read and couldn’t concentrate. I asked if she had headphones, but was ignored. I brought it up to the receptionist and he shrugged. Even the psych that saw me was like, “Oh well, can’t do anything about it.” Uh, yeah you can. It’s your office, right? If you want a quiet, peaceful waiting room, you can totally enforce that.
People can listen to their own stuff if they want, but to subject everyone else to it is another matter. If hearing about Jesus or playing music makes you happy, great! Headphones are available cheap at the drug store down the street.
“Oh well, can’t do anything about it.”
“Gee, guess I have to spend 10 minutes online and pick out one of the other million people who do what you do.”
I can imagine how someone who is still a good person overall might commit certain serious crimes. But the petty stuff like this or littering immediately places whoever does it in the “person I detest” category in a way that, say, robbing a bank would not. The thought of having all that money is a genuine temptation, and maybe the robber needs it for something important. Meanwhile playing audio in a subway car is just completely unjustifiable.
From time to time I see people taking video calls on speaker in public (in enclosed spaces where everyone else can hear); in situations like this I’m always tempted to pop into the frame and say “HELLO!” since apparently the call is public, not private, and that maybe they’ll get a hint. I’ve never actually done it since I have the common decency, but others, sadly, just don’t seem to take social cues.
I love when they hold it like a slice of pizza like they’re some vapid famewhore on a reality TV show. It’s a well-designed sound device held exactly wrong, so the noise-canceling and gain control are going fucking nuts.
It’s like it’s bad for you, bad for the phone, bad for the person using the phone; who looks like a moron as a bonus. Good job, chucklenuts!
I’m not sure if the same (or any at all) noise reduction works when using speakerphone. I kind of understand the sentiment for using it - looking back at COVID times and the “don’t put the phone to your face, it’s dirty”, but even that was a bit exaggerated - and I still agree that there are still way too many people using speakerphone when they shouldn’t (voice-only calls and all).
I’m extremely annoyed when people do anything.
Yes. Inconsiderate & selfish people.
Very much, yes. It’s so disrespectful to other people.
I was just getting annoyed at my husband for exactly this and your post was literally the next one in my feed. Felt like kismet.
Anyway YES it drives me crazy. He seems to love watching videos on his phone. I don’t get it at all.
I watch videos on my phone but with headphones on. Could be a decent gift to yourself to buy him some. :)
He has earbuds! But he doesn’t use them. Phooey
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 👎
Oh yes, I hate disrespectful people so much.
I firmly believe we should test those people who don’t put their carts back, and who play tik tok on loudspeaker and banish them to a remote island. We would have a utopia overnight.
/s (or is it…)
I also hate it when they take up a ton of space in public.
I didnt mean to format that way but then I just left it haha
😂 it’s prefect!
Me speaking into my phone: “No way! There’s an asshole playing videos with the volume all the way up sitting next to you too? What are the odds?”
Same with loud exhausts on cars and motorbikes, I hate those people
and blinding headlights. light pollution is no different than noise pollution.
Yes. The absolute worst is in the lobby at a doctor’s office. It’s quiet and then filled with whatever video stream they decide to play.
I’ve started carrying my headphones with me to drown out those situations, especially if I know it’s going to be a long wait.
Yes, but I honestly don’t entirely understand why it bothers me so much. I think it’s the compressed and high-frequency noise aspect of it. Like if someone just had white noise blasting out of a tiny phone speaker, there would be no discussion that it’s intended to annoy.
Every day I curse Tim Cook for getting rid of the simple headphone jack. Now I can’t just hand cheap dollar store earbuds to people on the bus. Not that I ever did that, but I’ve sure thought about it.
my wife does this and it triggers the fuck out of me. I get so stressed out by it I just go somewhere I can’t hear it anymore and just disappear for hours.
choose your battles.
My wife does this in our home. Calls and full videos are usually okay, but nobody who is not watching them wants to hear you flip through shorts. I go play Cities Skylines in my office and it keeps everyone’s peace.
Checks username - did I post this while avoiding the incessant noise from her phone?!
I’m right there with you bro.
