Headphones might have been one of man's greatest inventions... It's a pretty big thing to think that everyone can privately listen to whatever they please without regard for those around them. I use headphones, or more specifically, earphones, all the time for things like keeping myself entertained at work or in the fitness center. Heck, I even bought a new pair this weekend after I realized that Apple doesn't make earphones for iPods that accommodate my ear shape.
One thing about headphones that I don't like, however, is when people use them as a social cop-out. There's this girl at Lehigh that wears her headphones all over campus, along with her too-cool-for-school sunglasses and her backpack. She is obviously listening to her iPod, but refuses to acknowledge you when you wave hello or ask her how she's doing because she "can't hear you..." Give me a break. Perhaps you can't "hear" me, but you don't need to "hear" my incessant waving, you obviously see me. Stop being a douche and walk around like other normal, social beings OR add a dark, hooded jacket (with the hood up) to your ensemble and make it very clear to everyone that you are not into interaction.
Yeah, so headphones are good. Headphones in public, social situations, are not good.
That's all I have to say about that.
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