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[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, just don't bother people wearing headphones period. If they wanted to be bothered, they wouldn't be wearing headphones.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What if you want to listen to your own playlist or podcast, but also wouldn't mind conversing should the opportunity arise?

I don't agree that headphones should automatically include antisocial implications.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 6 months ago

You can't have it both ways. Wearing headphones is a pretty universal signal that you don't want to be bothered.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I used to shift one headphone off ear to indicate that I'm ok to talk