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Am I the Asshole?

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I eat lunch in the cafeteria at work. Sometimes i like to watch videos of cats doing funny things on youtube during my break. The thing is, i don't wear headphones and sometimes people give me looks. AITA for watching videos in the cafeteria without headphones?

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[–] Getallen 37 points 2 years ago

Yeah you dumbass.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago
[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago
[–] Junkers_Klunker@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely yes, how in considerate do you have to be to not realize that most people do not want to listen to your video during their break.

[–] elltee@lemmy.one 23 points 2 years ago
[–] LeftHandedWave@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago
[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

Yea. Stop that.

[–] Zellith@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago

The fact you need to ask this makes me wonder what other ways you are an asshole.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

Already been answered, but just want to clarify:

Yes

[–] SomeKindaName@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Afraid so, but I appreciate that you’re thinking about it enough to ask here. We all do obnoxious stuff sometimes. Still, don’t make other people listen to the videos you’re watching.

[–] Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago

Yes. If you are ever in a shared space, public or otherwise, it is common courtesy to use headphones. You don't need to have $100+ BT headphones, they still make the wired $5-10 versions and you won't get looks anymore.

[–] hiddengoat@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago
[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

You're not an asshole, you're just inconsiderate. If you were an asshole, you wouldn't be asking for the advice of strangers and even considering that you're in the wrong.

Wear headphones, or watch the vids on mute. You can imagine the "Mrrreow" and "Prrph?" noises they make

[–] Haatveit@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

Without a shadow of a doubt, yes. You monster.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

idk why the topic is being down voted. down voting topics makes people not want to share their experiences with the community

[–] essellburns@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suspect you do know why it's being down voted, you just might say it's not a good reason for doing so, and I agree.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

i suspect that it's because I'm the asshole, but that's the point of the community. isn't it?

or maybe I'm wrong. maybe the point of this community is to downvote and chastise people who share here

[–] essellburns@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I imagine you're right. Can't be sure.

My guess is people think they're punishing you somehow with their down votes.

Quite silly, as you say.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

I was in the waiting room while my spouse was getting a 4 hour surgery.

This guy had on Fox News as loud as possible on his phone and had no intention of using headphones or lowering volume or turning it off.

He was a major asshole.

So yes, you are one, too, just not nearly as bad because at least you weren’t watching Fox News at the time.

Wear headphones. Respect other people.

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

No.

Just kidding you're flipping clueless: yes.

[–] TeachMeHowToDuzy@lemmy.one 7 points 2 years ago
[–] hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In a public setting, the only people who should be able to hear a video are the people who agreed to watch it.

If you are the only one watching something you need to use headphones so only you can hear it.

If you are showing it to a friend then you use the speakers with low volume so two people seated closely can hear it but someone at the next table cannot.

Remember the people working there serving the food and the others eating there did not ask to watch the video and should not need to hear it because they cannot or do not want to watch it with you.

[–] KarsicKarl@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yes.
You are like the annoying person in the cafeteria drowning out me listening to Hungarian folk-punk on speaker.

[–] mercury@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

You don't need to spend a bunch of money to not be annoying in public. Good-enough Earbuds are like 30 dollars.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. People listening to shit without headphones around others is one of my biggest pet peeves

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

JFC, yes. You're one of those people.