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MBlumeyesterday at 11:34 PM4 repliesview on HN

I'd much rather be surrounded by people wearing earbuds than have people watching tiktoks through their phone speakers on the subway


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nozzlegeartoday at 12:00 AM

That just sounds like another version of what the author is talking about: using [device] to avoid human interaction.

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pb7yesterday at 11:52 PM

Coincidentally, the latter increases the number of the former. Most people are going to avoid confrontation and instead opt for their personal noise cancelation.

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TiredOfLifetoday at 9:25 AM

There is an even worse thing. Using speakerphone while on street, while holding the phone near ear anyway.

misiti3780today at 12:12 AM

those are just people with bad manners.