What's new is that it's coming out of a tiny phone rather than a 12 D-cell powered boom box.
And that makes all the difference. You cannot possibly compare the number of times you would be bothered by a boom box in the 90s in public transport, for example, and how frequent it is now to be bothered by other people's phones on the exact same circumstances. Let's get real.
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People playing their music loudly in public spaces isn't new.
What's new is that it's coming out of a tiny phone rather than a 12 D-cell powered boom box.
And that makes all the difference. You cannot possibly compare the number of times you would be bothered by a boom box in the 90s in public transport, for example, and how frequent it is now to be bothered by other people's phones on the exact same circumstances. Let's get real.
Whats also new is that it's become a lot more pervasive.