Comments on: http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/2008/04/17/108/ The site for social rights and wrongs Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Adam http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/2008/04/17/108/#comment-959 Adam Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:32:21 +0000 http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/?p=108#comment-959 they might not be cheap knockoffs, there's lots of good competitor players out there now... :) but then again, there <em>are</em> cheap knockoffs and so maybe they are :P they might not be cheap knockoffs, there’s lots of good competitor players out there now… :) but then again, there are cheap knockoffs and so maybe they are :P

]]> By: Leshka http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/2008/04/17/108/#comment-950 Leshka Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:48:01 +0000 http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/?p=108#comment-950 Ah, but these are not expensive iPods - they're the cheap knockoffs. Frankly, I would have gotten a cheap knockoff if I didn't care about getting service when there's something wrong with it. The cheap knockoffs aren't going to be stolen. That, and if I were a mugger, I wouldn't bother with the guy who's flailing around, I'll stick with the person who (ignorantly) leaves his/her expensive iPod in a back pocket and is standing still. Ah, but these are not expensive iPods - they’re the cheap knockoffs. Frankly, I would have gotten a cheap knockoff if I didn’t care about getting service when there’s something wrong with it. The cheap knockoffs aren’t going to be stolen. That, and if I were a mugger, I wouldn’t bother with the guy who’s flailing around, I’ll stick with the person who (ignorantly) leaves his/her expensive iPod in a back pocket and is standing still.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/2008/04/17/108/#comment-949 Nathan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:08:31 +0000 http://www.alexdorival.com/rr/?p=108#comment-949 I believe that the reasons why some people play their music waaaay loud and sing out loud, isn't just because they enjoy their music - some of it my stem from "Look at me - I have an IPOD, aren't I cool? Oh, you didn't see the white headphones? Let me call attention to myself so you can see that I'm cool" I do believe people like that want to be apart of something, anything, that shows that they are in the IN crowd. The IN crowd used to be walkmans, then cd players, now - portable mp3 players - Now, there may have been times where I listened to my music loudly, but I never listen to it so loud that I can't hear what's going on around me, that's just dangerous imho. - and also you can find yourself alone on the train with everyone getting off, because you missed that announcement that it was going out of service, down another track, etc. And if those reasons wasn't enough - it's usually those people, who sign outloud, or play their music that loud - call out to the muggers out there that you have an expensive music player on you, why is it expensive? It must be - it's LOUD! I believe that the reasons why some people play their music waaaay loud and sing out loud, isn’t just because they enjoy their music - some of it my stem from “Look at me - I have an IPOD, aren’t I cool? Oh, you didn’t see the white headphones? Let me call attention to myself so you can see that I’m cool”
I do believe people like that want to be apart of something, anything, that shows that they are in the IN crowd. The IN crowd used to be walkmans, then cd players, now - portable mp3 players -

Now, there may have been times where I listened to my music loudly, but I never listen to it so loud that I can’t hear what’s going on around me, that’s just dangerous imho. - and also you can find yourself alone on the train with everyone getting off, because you missed that announcement that it was going out of service, down another track, etc.

And if those reasons wasn’t enough - it’s usually those people, who sign outloud, or play their music that loud - call out to the muggers out there that you have an expensive music player on you, why is it expensive? It must be - it’s LOUD!

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