While crass, I’m likely going to think about your comment for a long time as someone who typically doesn’t enjoy surface-level interactions or doesn’t enjoy engaging with people who I know the relationship will never move from acquaintance/coworker levels.

Your comment will likely make me leave my AirPods in their charging case more as I go about my day to day activities, or at least think about using them more intentionally than I do now, which is having them in basically 24/7.

> Put your phone away, don't wear your airpods and live in real life- or continue with your airpods and your neck cranked down into your phone- you don't need friends anymore, AI will be your friend.

I have had decent conversations with strangers on planes and trains while my headphones were in. I paused the music to talk for a bit.

It doesn’t have to be either-or. Headphones don’t make you antisocial - being antisocial makes you antisocial.

“Life finds a way”