_cuppycakes_ t1_iv8bvs2 wrote on November 6, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Reply to comment by Oldbayistheshit in Nearly killed in a crosswalk...again. Is there anything to be done? by GrokYourWorld

where does it say that OP had headphones in?

Oldbayistheshit t1_iv8d6jz wrote on November 6, 2022 at 2:04 AM

It doesn’t. That’s for everyone

_cuppycakes_ t1_iv8dqp1 wrote on November 6, 2022 at 2:09 AM

not wrong

Oldbayistheshit t1_iv8e4j0 wrote on November 6, 2022 at 2:11 AM

Too many people with EarPods in now. Go to a grocery store. People just walk right into you because they can’t hear you coming right next to them

SleepCinema t1_ivdqv0r wrote on November 7, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Yeah, the dodging and extra stomping you gotta do to alert people sometimes so they don’t run straight into you is ridiculous. Obviously, sometimes things just happen, but the AirPods thing has definitely been a constant factor in the uptick of incidents, speaking anecdotally. Also the unheard shouts of “hey can you hold the elevator!” has gone up as well. I would say maybe people pretend to not hear you/see you, but they always seem genuinely surprised/apologetic if you make it in time.