There used to be this concept called “personal space,” which included not only your physical space but some kind of expectation of freedom from, shall we say, aural intrusion. Unless you’re in a New Jersey diner, anyway; from personal experience I can tell you that aural intrusion in such places is to be expected.
These days, though, it seems like personal space is eroding. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took to X to give us an example of such rudeness come time back (last year, in fact, but the commentary still applies) in a post I just now stumbled across.
WERE LIVING IN A SOCIETY! Dont talk on speaker phone in a crowded public space. pic.twitter.com/68wzX46tm3
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 15, 2023
He made a fair point; sharing your personal conversations publicly is rude, at the very least. And yet we seem to be seeing it, more and more.
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