MP3 Players - Deadly?

[evolvingnerd]

i recently bought myself an ipod (mp3player) because i have 3 hours on public transport everyday to and from uni

and ive found i'm always listening to it wherever i walk

i was just wondering what ur take is on it
is it loserish to be seen walking around listening to music?

i do'nt carry myself like a loser, and i always walk head straight up, chest thrust out a bit and i pretty much know i do'nt look shabby

it's just that i've seen some other groups of people around and i've noticed i'm more often than not, by myself with the headphones in, and i'm starting to feel ashamed to be constantly seen by these groups when i'm on my own, although of course i never show it. i always at least look busy

thanks for th einput
cheers

 

[Lifeforce]

Your one step away from "Do I look fat in this?"

If people don't like you listening to music, **** them. You don't have to get approval of every goddamn person on the planet. It's a battle you won't win.

 

[shagnscoob]

soem of my metro friends are telling me its become a fashion statement to have an ipod or whatever it is that you have in your back pocket.


weird eh? thats where i keep mine almost 24/7 and im doing fine

 

[nw1512]

i'm a fellow Aussie i cant believe i'm reading this.

I think you should first re-read what you have written and then if you havent cringed yet.

Read this.

Why should you give a flying f*ck what anyone thinks.

If you enjoy listening to music while you are walking or on the train than enjoy it.

What anybody thinks of you is not your business.

Grow up.

 

[Kidd]

Yes, it makes you a loser if you listening to music through an mp3 player.


........

Come the **** on. Who are you trying to impress? The people who you will probably never see or meet again?

 

[evolvingnerd]

my problem isn't that i'm lsitening to it while in transit - i love it
that was the whole point

my problem is that i listent to it while at uni, as opposed to talking to ppl all the time....is it loserish?
cause ive certainly looked at ppl who always heave headphones on and though "l;oser"

 

[Grey Fox]

If your worried about losing valuable time talking to people why not leave the music at home for a week if you think its isolating you from the world.

-Grey Fox

 

[Walden]

Mate if youre worried that your MP3 player makes you look like a dweeb...maybe youre over thinking just a tad bit.

 

[evolvingnerd]

i'm just worried that i might be making myself anti-social
i've noticed i'm nigelated quite a bit now, and i do'nt mind at the time cause i've got my mp3player, but wtf is this gonna do to my actions as a DJ?

today i caught myself hanging out to go to a lecture to talk to someone

and cause i didn't find em, i just headed off to the station...

it's as if my mp3 player is my new best friend

 

[Eggchen]

I hate it how technology has made many of us antisocial.

 

[Hot Ice]

I just got my mp3 player in the summer (iRiver ihp-120, baby!).
And I carry it usually every day with me!

When I feel like there's gonna be some social encounter soon I just pull the earplugs out. Simple eh.

In school, when I don't have any friends nearby I can sit there alone and not looking like a guy that has nothing to do or being lonely. I seem like a guy that listens to music.

You asked how it's gonna affect your DJ'ing?
When you feel like DJ'ing, you unplug and do the Juaning. If not, you keep listening.
Just don't make listening to music excuse for NOT interacting with people and you have nothing to worry about.

Like the last chick I macked from shcool. She told me at some point that I listen to music much. I was like how you know that. She said since I "always" listen it in school. I was like yeah, and didn'e give a **** and she didn't give a **** either. Then couple of weeks later I ****ed her couple of times. Point is? It doesn't affect your game if you are not going to MAKE it affect it. In positive or negative way.

People do not look un-cool if they listen to music. Do not worry and keep listening!

 

[SageOFAllenAge]

Originally posted by Lifeforce
Your one step away from "Do I look fat in this?"

Right on.

 

[Alpine]

It's not the player, it's all the ABBA tracks they can hear you plaing

 

[MightyLight]

you bought it - use it

 

[evolvingnerd]

yup
thanks guys
i guess i was being a d!ckhead about nothing

i nkow i was using it as an excuse, because i could easily avoid certain ppl whenever i had my headphones on

from now on, i'm just out to pelase myself

 

[Kidd]

Originally posted by Eggchen
I hate it how technology has made many of us antisocial.

Excuses, excuses, excuses....

 

[MightyLight]

Originally posted by evolvingnerd
yup
thanks guys
i guess i was being a d!ckhead about nothing

i nkow i was using it as an excuse, because i could easily avoid certain ppl whenever i had my headphones on

from now on, i'm just out to pelase myself

thats the mindset

 

[Chemistry]

It is antisocial...

High school we all used to rock it on the bus and once or twice I've taken it to Uni with me, but I never walk around the street or campus with headphones on because there's people who'll talk to you and if I see somebody I want to talk then I want to be able to do it not play around with having to take my earphones out makin sure they don't drop onto the floor etc, then turn the player off...

Of course there are those days when you do want to be in your own world... but if you rock it all the time you'll look like you've got no friends and never talk to anyone