Mid-40s overnight flight passenger watches Netflix without headphones on flight of 150 travelers: 'I respond that she’s gonna have to turn it off then and she just tells me, "No I don’t"'

This overnight flyer instantly became the least-liked person on the entire plane after deciding it was time to watch her shows at top volume — without any earphones at all. 

There are a lot of theories about why people watch videos at full volume on their phones these days, declining to put in earphones even when that would benefit every other person around them. We all don't want to hear the bubble-popping sound from your mobile game, pal. We simply do not want to listen in on your 20-minute commentary YouTube video. Rest assured, no one else you're traveling with is excited when you turn on your latest Netflix show at a volume so loud it renders your phone speakers blown out and squawking. 

I actually don't think people do this to be impolite though (although it is impolite!), but instead because most phones don't have headphone jacks anymore. Sure, you can buy a dongle adapter, but I've had so many of those break on me that I just bought a pair of AirPods. And I don't know about you, but my AirPods don't last more than like 90 minutes to 2 hours. Sometimes they lose battery life mid-commute! If you're a busy parent who's got 30 childfree minutes to themselves while they're on the train, I kind of understand why they still want to watch their shows, even if they don't have or can't use headphones. Or if you work 60 hours per week and you just cannot fathom going to work without your distractions, you aren't going to be bothered by the glaring looks of everyone else around you — you're just focused on your own entertainment. Without headphone jacks, this problem is here to stay. 

However, this overnight flyer really took things too far. What she did at her big age of mid-40s to early-50s is just inexcusable. She reminds me of those people who decide that the perfect time to clip their toenails and file their feet is midflight. They haven't given a second thought to literally anyone else on board, and instead, they're acting oddly antisocial. 

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