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Originally posted by nchs09 Does anybody find this trend disturbing?

Hhhhhmmm... no.

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Originally posted by Euforix But I agree people who go everywhere with headphones on their head look imbecile.

Care to state why?

I usually go everywhere with ear buds - though I wouldn't shy away from wearing my rather gigantic MDR-XB500 on the street (mentioned it just so you can google and see how it can alter the orbit of a small planet), because I use every little opportunity I can to listen to podcasts, audiobooks and, when I'm tired, music. Specially in public transportation, where I might want to detach myself from the world for a few minutes/hours without bothering anyone else.

I see no reason whatsoever for taking a bag with me everywhere I go just so I don't show up in random places wearing the aforementioned aural sources of bliss.

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Originally posted by Lira I see no reason whatsoever for taking a bag with me everywhere I go just so I don't show up in random places wearing the aforementioned aural sources of bliss.

And that's why you'd look imbecile.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi And that's why you'd look imbecile.

Funny concept, though. I look like an imbecile because I don't bother to carry around even more stuff just so your petty standards will be met, yet you care to judge who does or doesn't look like an imbecile while you could be either spotting the hotties around you or minding your own business.

Shows how smarter you are compared to us, mere headphone wearing mortals.

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Nah man, it only shows I actually took the time to read his post and spent a seconds letting it sink in, instead of just skimming through it.

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Originally posted by Euforix But I agree people who go everywhere with headphones on their head look imbecile.

Also notice the use of conditional verb form in my post. Or should verb form be in plural?

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Originally posted by nchs09 In class the whole time while i have my backpack next to me? ILL KEEP THEM ON MY NECK

I put the cord underneath my sweater/t-shirt so it doesn't hang out/get entangled in other shit, and I'm not going to bother half-undressing to take them off because someone else thinks it looks stupid.

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Originally posted by nchs09 Going to the movies? ILL KEEP THEM ON MY NECK

...why would you care? You should be watching the movie/it's likely to be too dark to see them anyway.

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Originally posted by nchs09 Lunch with mates? ILL KEEP THEM ON MY NECK

See: 1. I would probably take them off if it was lunch in public, but most likely would forget they were there.

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Originally posted by nchs09 Driving my car? ILL KEEP THEM ON MY NECK

See 1.


Keep in mind that I'm using a pair of . Not exactly big ones.

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Originally posted by netroM I put the cord underneath my sweater/t-shirt so it doesn't hang out/get entangled in other shit, and I'm not going to bother half-undressing to take them off because someone else thinks it looks stupid.

Unplug the chord, and start pulling it upwards from your neck. In addition to making you look less like deadmau5 seen from above it also kinda tingles all funny and cold across your tumtum.

this is such a stupid thread, made by a stupid person of course. what does it matter to you? how exactly does it affect you? are you threatened they might listen to music at any time and actually enjoy some music?

*wears hipster shutter shades

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Originally posted by dj_alfi Also notice the use of conditional verb form in my post. Or should verb form be in plural?

Really? You want to go down this route?

Here, I'm going to spell it out for you:

• If A, then B
  • If condition A is met, property B applies.
• If there are grey clouds in the sky, then it will rain
  • If condition A is met , property B applies.
• If there were grey clouds in the sky, then it would rain.
  • Your stating here that should there be a grey cloud in the sky, then it would rain - and, should A happen, B follows.
• If I [see no reason whatsoever for taking a bag with me everywhere I go just so I don't show up in random places wearing the aforementioned aural sources of bliss], [then] that's why I'd look imbecile
  • Assuming condition A is met (because it bloody is!), then the use of your conditions only comes to show that was a possibility realised by the fulfilment of condition A - and it is. Therefore, in this case, the use of the conditional changes bugger all and I'm justified in telling you what follows from your comment

So, if it is a tool, ergo not a piece of clothing, then it shouldn't be worn at all times? Okay then, let's see...

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Originally posted by Euforix I use mobile phone everyday, but I don't have to keep it in my hand all the time just in case I want to call someone or someone calls me.

I see... not even when you're waiting for an important phone call? Most people hold their phones in their hands, even if they're not chatting, in case they're waiting an important call and they realise the chance of missing the call/not hearing the ring is substantial, right?

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Originally posted by Euforix I haven't seen writers in public transportation keeping a pen on their auricle because they want to use every single moment for writing their next book.

I see... well, it makes no sense to carry around a pen without something to write on: would you knock someone for carry around a pen and a notepad in their hands if they're not currently writing Quite a few university students would have a hard time here meeting your standards!

Also, now that you mention it, I assume you don't always wear your wristwatch, because you don't need to look at the time every single minute?

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Originally posted by dj_alfi Unplug the chord, and start pulling it upwards from your neck. In addition to making you look less like deadmau5 seen from above it also kinda tingles all funny and cold across your tumtum.

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Originally posted by netroM I put the cord underneath my sweater/t-shirt so it doesn't hang out/get entangled in other shit, and I'm not going to bother half-undressing to take them off because someone else thinks it looks stupid.

This.

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yeah didnt have time to formulate that well enough, guess not everyone understood it.
translation--> grab the chord where it enters the top of the sweater, and pull the chord upwards. There you go, no need to take off your sweater to take off to remove headphones with ninja cable.

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Originally posted by Lira Really? You want to go down this route? Here, I'm going to spell it out for you: If A, then B If condition A is met, property B applies. If there are grey clouds in the sky, then it will rain If condition A is met , property B applies. If there were grey clouds in the sky, then it would rain. Your stating here that should there be a grey cloud in the sky, then it would rain - and, should A happen, B follows. If I [see no reason whatsoever for taking a bag with me everywhere I go just so I don't show up in random places wearing the aforementioned aural sources of bliss], [then] that's why I'd look imbecile Assuming condition A is met (because it bloody is!), then the use of your conditions only comes to show that was a possibility realised by the fulfilment of condition A - and it is. Therefore, in this case, the use of the conditional changes bugger all and I'm justified in telling you what follows from your comment

I'm following you all the way up until point where the grey clouds in the sky are more pinkishly yellow, and fire coming out of it's mouth and on the side it has like wings and shit and it's not really a cloud anymore cus it's a dragon.

You are adding far too many of your own variables into the mix.


If A, then B
If you go 'EVERYWHERE with headphones ON your head', you would 'look like an imbecile'.

See, I didn't even need to use douchy html coding.

Anyways, that's completely besides the point I was making.

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No, I'm getting sick of this as well. It's not just the keeping them round the neck, it's an entire group of people who buy £300 headphones simply as a fashion statement, and proceed to intermittently listen to 128kps MP3s of over-compressed pop songs through their smart phone and its terrible, terrible amp, just to make completely sure they're getting the worst possible sound quality through their overpriced audio gear. These people do not give a fuck about audio quality, and most of them give only a passing fuck about music. Their use (and display) of expensive headphones is basically an ostentatious show of wealth, a kind of nu-bling disguised by some pretext of functionality. It is also symptomatic of the reduction of music to a lifestyle accessory, something merely to garnish someone's surface-level "personality" so they can pretend to be "into music". As someone deeply in love with this artform, I find that kind of attitude fucking obnoxious.

Now I expect Lira and co to fire back with two protests:

1. "I wear my Dre Beats everywhere and I genuinely love music." Sadly for you, you happen to resemble a much larger majority of fuckwits, and at surface level you will be judged accordingly. Blame that on a demographic of people who want judging only on surface level. I'm sure if we got talking to you in person, we'd realise you aren't actually a fuckwit. Until then, you're cursed by association.

2. "What's wrong with just using music (and expensive audio gear) as a lifestyle accessory? Everyone has a different interaction with music as an artform." I personally find anyone spending £300 on headphones just to make themselves seem more interesting to be tragically vacuous and the kind of cloying, irritating drone-person I have to navigate day in and day out in order to find the few interesting and engaging people out there in the world. So my irritation with them is a fractal shard of my overall frustration and depression caused by the sense of emotional and intellectual alienation I feel towards the world around me.

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