i agree with this one, in this particular order, how things be in large cities & crowded areas:

- loud person does not care in the first place, that's why they do the loud act

- usually they are more than 1 person, outnumbering me

- although some places have public disturbance prohibited laws, unless there is a law enforcement/security around, chances of me being ending up in a hospital is higher than chances of stumbling on a decent person

- it is easier to act or play stupid

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on a similar note, last time when i asked someone to lower their volume while having headphones on me, they demanded my headphones because they claimed they were too poor to buy one. -- i am talking about 20$ type-c earbuds vs 16" macbook size marshall speaker. -- as a result, i did not give my headphones and they continued to play music.