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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.

There is evidence suggesting second hand brainrot exists in the same kind of way as second hand smoking, the presence of the bad thing is a problem for all in the vicinity.

This happened to me last night. I was wasted out of my mind for New Year's, so I stopped at a convenience store that was open at 4 am. The lady next to me was playing some god-awful video on her loudspeaker while I was trying to slurp down my ramen noodles and hold my head together.

How can anyone be this inconsiderate and not get the hint when the other person makes a grand gesture to put on their headphones?

I try not to let it annoy me and use it as an opportunity to meditate

Am I crazy or does it seem like I hear about way more women than men getting stuck doomscrolling tiktok obnoxiously?

I'm doing whatever i want in my home, deal with it :)

In public, sure. It's annoying when people contribute to the noise. At home I don't really mind if someone watches videos with sound on. At home I always have the option to put on headphones to block it out, but in public I might not be able to.

it’s something about that phone speaker’s weak crackling sound

What kinda phones do the people around you have? Ever since I moved from Oneplus to iPhone, I've had excellent clear audio quality and I'd expect Android flagships to be no worse in that regard. My OP 7 Pro felt very disappointing after getting an iPhone 13 mini though

Couple kids in our break room used to play their soaps out loud despite all the mean muggins they got for it. Stopped going there shortly after

I'm not sure what you want from this question. Of course people get annoyed at that. You know they do. So what's the point of asking this as a question?

Is this a bot account?

Nope, never had a problem with it.

Depends. Reasonable volume? Easily ignored. Blasting at max volume? Very inconsiderate, just use headphones!

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.

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.

I'm extremely annoyed when people do anything.

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.

Japan has ruined me for going anywhere in public elsewhere. If someone is playing anything that others can hear, they will get told off. I love the silence. (This unfortunately does not apply inside store like don kihote that have 37 different things blaring music at once and I can't enter without noise-canceling headphones).

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 can't fuckin stand it, but I get its an irrational anger, and so suppress my urge to do irrational things

It's infuriating and I don't understand how anyone is ok with doing it.

If I'm walking back from the pub I'll play something out loud and audio book etc.

If I start approaching people i turn it off until I'm out of their earshot again.

In an enclosed space public transport etc i think we should be allowed to smash their devices

Yes. Inconsiderate & selfish 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.

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?"

For me it’s the generally underpowered, terrible speaker paired with the worst quality audio you could imagine (128 kbps MP3 in 2025?).

Very much, yes. It’s so disrespectful to other people.

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.

It's best to retaliate by getting one of those live echo/looper apps to play their obnoxious noise right back at them. Extra fun when others join in.

Fuck, every night I come into work, there's always handfuls of people that has everything on loudspeaker.

Phone conversations - take that shit elsewhere! I don't need to hear your conversation! Some dude flipping over a bunch of TikTok or YouTube Short videos so fast that they auto-play and sound like one long stream Some people repeating videos over and over for all to hear

I don't even use loudspeaker because everytime I use it, people claim they have a hard time hearing me and there's so much interference.

Yes, It's a sign of people that do not think of others and that bothers me a lot.