bowroat
When I read this my brain immediately said "I am!" Sounded indignant too.
I'm with you, in a store one ear bud in loud enough to block some stuff out, but one ear free so my hyper-vigilance is appeased. But at work (when allowed) or home, both on.
Even then... Was sitting in a room with 6-7 people and someone remarked I was the only one without a device in my hands.
That is what my ”research" indicated, no phones to be open to conversation, I'd much prefer quiet phone time. :) Somehow always on the wrong side
Believe it or not? Oh, I believe it.
This and the wooosh with RATM's music, have me thinking a lot of people experience media differently than I do. Just a series of unrelated pictures or sounds that make a feeling. These themes seem core to the show and presented fairly directly. Or I maybe watch too much TV and need to get outside more :)