The speakerphone paradox

[u/NeighborhoodJust1197]

I was at the pool today when a woman started having a conversation on her phone using the speaker.

I politely asked her if she could not use the speaker and pointed to my headphones.
She said, “I don’t have headphones.”
So I said, “You can just hold the phone next to your ear.”

She looked at me with a completely blank expression and said, “I’m on speakerphone.”
I said, “Well… that’s the problem.”

Apparently, we had reached the limits of modern technology.

[u/Ethanol_Based_Life]

A couple FaceTimed their kids next to us at a wine tour. The kids mentioned a tourist trap I'm familiar with so I lit up and chimed in "oh yeah, you've got to hit it on the way back," etc. she got so indignant "don't talk to my children!"  Bitch, you started this. 

[u/BeauTtyGlamm → u/Ethanol_Based_Life]

Power move right there. If you're going to broadcast your private conversation to the whole room, expect guests to join the group chat.