Yea, sometimes when I'm out in public, I like to listen to music on speakers. Sorry if it's a mild inconvenience you have to HEAR something as we pass by each other. God forbid, yall need to lighten up.

I get being aggravated about people blasting music on a bose speaker in a bus or train (I used public transit in L.A. for years). But just enjoying my day sitting somewhere or going on a walk I might put it on a speaker, eat my ass if that annoys you.

i love how cory doctorow is consistently right about literally everything

This is why the removal of 3.5mm jacks is bullshit.

I can't just forcibly attach headphones to someone's phone and silence them anymore.

Seconded.

A lot of people blame this on people losing their social skills during COVID, but I remember people doing it when I was in high school in the mid-2010s.

I don't get why anyone who rides public transportation doesn't wear headphones themselves. Big obvious ones are best so people don't talk to you.

I do find that the more righteous I feel about someone's actions the more annoying it becomes to me. Despite how rude it is, and you're absolutely right about that, try to not give a fuck. It really helps to consider their obliviousness as a disorder. They're pathetic.

If nothing else, hopefully it'll keep you from actually pulling the trigger one day.

Shooting them is a kindness. They could be reported to the RIAA for violating public performance copyright.

I had to listen to someone blast Tiktok and parts of some yelling bro-y podcast in the dentist's office.

I am already on edge whenever I go there, but this put me on a different level, as I was ridiculously overstimulated by the time I was in the chair. They almost did not continue because my blood pressure was alarmingly high.

Can we have a special level for those who blast conspiracy theory videos? That was my last trip, and even with my headphones, I could still hear them droning on about some ignorant hot take divorced from any semblance of reality.

Let's not shoot them. I prefer public censure.

I get what he means by its annoying, but really what the fuck is with that wording "you should be shot" when we know you're just talking about being annoyed?? It says so much about a kind of person when they're comfortable saying something this vile. Using extreme violence as a point of emphasis over an every day annoyance. Like holy fuck there's so little people who can say these kind of things publicly without extreme repercussions, it's so extremely privileged.

People around where we live mount Bluetooth speakers to their bicycle and ride around on nature trails sharing their music with everyone because who the hell goes out in nature to experience nature?