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Apple wireless earbuds discussed as symbol of new antisocial behavior where people keep one earbud in even when with family or friends.

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"Everywhere I go I see people at work with a headphone in. Went on a boat for a party and the First Mate (or host idk) had one in while he is explaining the rules of the boat before we take off. Or the register worker at Chipotle or the garden chick at Home Depot."
"Imagine how soft this pic would go if Björk was wearing AirPods :/"
"I've started noticing how many people have AirPods (note that AirPods are a catchall term for earbuds now, same as Kleenex for tissue) in at all times, with random Instagram Shorts or Youtube compilations or phone calls with god-knows-who on loop. It's the FedEx delivery person, the chef on the line"
AirPods are the defining technology of our generation · u/Eponymatic · ↑158 · 2025-07-12
"ring light reflection in pupils (I believe this to be most likely), airpods, getting excited to argue about whether hot dogs are sandwiches, Shein clothing, names ending with -aiden, saying "seggs""
potential marks of the beast · u/DianaeVenatrix · ↑124 · 2025-02-01
"People keeping one AirPod or wireless earbud in at all times, even when with family or friends. Have now seen it at a museum, a bowling alley, a few other places..."
New behavior/choice I have noticed in public... · u/book_looker · ↑85 · 2025-05-12
"I just hate the concept existing and hope it doesn't integrate into society like smart watches or AirPods, both of which were once panned as absurd"
Ray-Ban Meta is a truly bleak creation · u/BarbaricOklahoma · ↑33 · 2025-05-12
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