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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.

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[–] POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Figure out their name. Figure out the conversation. Join in. Example:

Ashleigh! Don't tell your husband about our passionate romantic relationship!

Ashley: I don't know you!

Example Me: Ashleigh! You said you were leaving him, it's him or me!

Ashley: Go away this is none of your business!

Example Me: Ashleigh, Don't act like you don't know me. I've seen 100% of you not that long ago!

Be the chance you want in this world.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

There is a special place in hell for those that do this or those that would do this. Risking a relationship…

Side note: I’ll see you there, I’ll bring the beer.

Jesus christ 😂 thank you for this

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It doesn’t have to be that confrontational; if the same person is a repeat offender, listen to what they’re saying over a few weeks, and then start interrupting them to correct them based on previous things they’ve said.

Good way to highlight to them that they’re NOT in a private space.

Even better if you can get a group of people to join you in this.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] stinerman@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago

It's mostly because "fuck you, I do what I want."

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

I always assumed they're either trying to prove they have friends or they have no self-awareness whatsoever.

[–] dudenas@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago

Not "always". In fact almost never where I live. And if they do, it is very likely we witness some glorious russian culture on display.

[–] small44@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

They want you to hear their superior musical taste \s

[–] Free_Opinions@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

No they don't, you only notice the ones that do. It's called toupee fallacy.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Weird isn't it? We only tend to notice those who are noticeable

They are subtly asking for blunt force trauma

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

It’s selection bias. Almost nobody does it, but for those odd people who do, everyone gets to hear them.

Just like the people who speed, weave and pass everyone in traffic; there’s relatively few of them, but they affect everyone, so it feels like more people are doing it than actually are.

All it takes is for one person who normally uses headphones to have their batteries die, forget the headphones, or something else totally explainable, and suddenly they can be affecting hundreds or even thousands of people.

Of course, there are also other people who just regularly talk loudly on their phones and have the speaker cranked to max; I suspect these are people with ear/hearing issues that find headphones uncomfortable and don’t realize how noisy they’re being because they can’t hear it themselves when others do it (because of hearing issues or because they never shut up).