No talking on the quiet carriage. No boom box on the subway. No conversation in the queue.
Is this capitalist isolation or is this western “decorum” or what? Why do I have to shake off the instinct to cringe when I hear someone playing music through their phone speakers? Why do I worry if anyone can hear my music through my headphones? What the fuck is this pathetic silence masquerading as a “culture”
It's not only in white, western cultures that people don't want every single one of their senses bombarded constantly while locked in a moving, metal box crammed with people. For a lot of people, being on the subway is the only time they're not working or taking care of their family, and maybe they want to rest, read a book, or listen to music that they actually like on their headphones.
excuse me sir no if you deem yourself a socialist you have to TALK TO ME and LISTEN TO MY NOISE at ALL TIMES otherwise you're a reactionary