My heartbeat just goes up. It just triggers me so fucking much.

Even talking does’t trigger me that much, it’s something about that phone speaker’s weak crackling sound, I despise that. It’s like the REVERSE of asmr.

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      8·
      3 days ago

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  • Lorfan@lemmy.world
    93·
    3 days ago

    They do it on purpose just to irritate other people. People have no respect nowadays.

  • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
    8·
    2 days ago

    Yes, but I honestly don’t entirely understand why it bothers me so much. I think it’s the compressed and high-frequency noise aspect of it. Like if someone just had white noise blasting out of a tiny phone speaker, there would be no discussion that it’s intended to annoy.

  • proudblond@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    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.

  • early_riser@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 day ago

    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.

  • HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
    45·
    3 days ago

    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.

    • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
      19·
      3 days ago

      In the waiting room is the worst. I’m considering switching to a different doctor because of this. It’s a psych office, and some lady was blaring some religious podcast or something in the waiting room. I was trying to read and couldn’t concentrate. I asked if she had headphones, but was ignored. I brought it up to the receptionist and he shrugged. Even the psych that saw me was like, “Oh well, can’t do anything about it.” Uh, yeah you can. It’s your office, right? If you want a quiet, peaceful waiting room, you can totally enforce that.

      People can listen to their own stuff if they want, but to subject everyone else to it is another matter. If hearing about Jesus or playing music makes you happy, great! Headphones are available cheap at the drug store down the street.

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
    9·
    3 days ago

    my wife does this and it triggers the fuck out of me. I get so stressed out by it I just go somewhere I can’t hear it anymore and just disappear for hours.

    choose your battles.

    • njordomir@lemmy.world
      2·
      24 hours ago

      My wife does this in our home. Calls and full videos are usually okay, but nobody who is not watching them wants to hear you flip through shorts. I go play Cities Skylines in my office and it keeps everyone’s peace.

  • Baaron87@lemmy.world
    14·
    3 days ago

    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.

  • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
    25·
    3 days ago

    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

    • cley_faye@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 days ago

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

      Because fuck public decency and fuck you is the motto these days.

      • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
        75·
        3 days ago

        Because I’m at the pub with my friends, not bringing headphones that I will lose because I’m a drunkard

      • P00ptart@lemmy.world
        13·
        3 days ago

        Modern headphones are so much better than any way of listening to music there has ever been, and yet people still use their tiny phone speaker loaded with microscopic metal shavings, dust and skin oil clogging it. It’s unbelievable, really.

      • SalmiakDragon@feddit.nuEnglish
        122·
        3 days ago

        I blame Apple. They removed the headphone-jack, and suddenly access to headphones went from “included” to “buy our expensive AirPods”. Other brands went with it too. I guess this increased cultural tolerance for ‘loud-watching’ in public, presumably starting with kids (who it would be wasteful to buy AirPods for, seeing how easy it is to lose them). Unless everyone had perfect manners, this result was inevitable.

        • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
          8·
          2 days ago

          Believe it or not any Bluetooth headphones work with iPhone’s and androids, no body has to buy expensive air pods, 30$ Bluetooth earbuds work equally well for most people’s needs

        • aloofPenguin@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 days ago

          True. But at the very least, get a dongle or wired earphones that directly connect to the phone (usb-c earphones exist, not sure about lighting connector). They are also not too expensive, compared to wireless earphones.

  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
    1·
    1 day ago

    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

  • potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    I drive for Uber, so… YEAH, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT. Instant 3 star rating, unless you’re nice.

    And honestly, most people really are, so it generally takes the fire out of the proceedings, unfortunately.