Somebody was watching a shitty soap opera on full volume near me recently. Get all the way to fuck.

Good.

My phone has a headphone jack, so it’s easy for me to plug in some headphones. Most people are not that lucky.

Obviously you shouldn’t be playing audio out loud, but I do sympathize that simply plugging in headphones isn’t an option for most people, needing to carry dongles, or making sure Bluetooth headphones are charged.

I think some blame should be placed on device manufacturers mostly abandoning the industry standard

Can they silence commuters as effectively as protesters? I very much doubt.