Comment on The forgotten war on the Walkman

• merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  you can speak to a reader, you can call for their attention.

  with bluetooth earphones and smartphones, it’s like you’re in two different realities. Because other people stop existing in that bubble, because they become part of the background, bubbled people stop caring about them.

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  • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Honestly on the bus or train it’s kinda nice to just be in a bubble. Obviously you still need to be aware to some degree but I remember my college bus trips being a nice isolated time most days.

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  • Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Because other people stop existing in that bubble, because they become part of the background, bubbled people stop caring about them.

    See also c/fuckcars

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    • merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      i’m on it

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