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In what world are two women having a conversation on their own interested in a random dude on a train anyway?
2 daysWas going to say. This seems like the most polite kind of person you’re going to meet on the subway. Dude’s not manspreading, not gawking, not trying to get their attention, literally bumped up against a woman and not trying to cop a feel.
This is the Ideal Male Commuter. You may not like him, but this is what peak performance looks like.
They’re all weird. Everyone knows you’re supposed to stare into the abyss until it’s time to get off at your stop.
- MadPsyentist@lemmy.nzEnglish2 days
“Oh wow! This is the most interesting power pole i think i have ever seen. WAIT!.. This other power pole is much more interesting!”
yeah, I’m also highly confused about the point of the picture.
it could be a joke if the women would show some actual interest in the guy and he ignored them, but here it’s just ppl minding their own business.
- 3 days
Yep all is cool until he does exactly that and the script turns upside down.
Yes, he’s doing something important by contributing to open source.
- 2 days
A bit unrelated to the joke, but I am sad at how acceptable it has become taking pictures of people in public
to make fun of them.Street photography isn’t so bad, as long as it’s not a hidden cam.
I don’t generally like my picture taken, but I’d have no problem if it just some person with a real camera taking casual pictures of crowds for fun.
What makes it creepy (to me) if it’s someone trying to hide it with a smartphone, or Meta glasses.
edit: It’s also nothing new. Street photographers have been around forever, long before digital cameras. It was pretty acceptable when I was a kid with a flip phone.
Its still nothing new though. These photos are from 1980, Bruce Davidson:
https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/bruce-davidson-subway-new-york-usa/
- 3 days
“You’re near a woman and aren’t sexually assaulting them? What are you gay?”
- sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish3 days
I think that is the implication.
Iirc there are some studies saying that people in general are happier when they make small talk with strangers on the train, which i definitely would not expect because i would want to be left alone.
I can imagine a version of this where the two are talking in a way signifying it isn’t a private conversation, and the computer guy says something interesting that adds to the discussion, and then all three have an enjoyable social interaction after which he goes back to coding, or whatever.
I think the fantasy that a man could be so attractive as to chat up two women strangers on a train is the kind of idea that leads to harassment.
- 3 days
He’s respecting their privacy in a place where they HAVE to share space with him. Good guy contributor.
- 2 days
men pay attention to women they get roasted; men ignore women and they get roasted.
it’s almost like there’s a battle of the sexes going on that’s tipped one way because nobody dares speak out on the men’s side because they’ll get labeled an incel or ‘part of the problem.’
neither of those women are worth paying attention to.
imagine not knowing basic public transport etiquette.
two friends sitting next to you is not an invite for sex.
Agreed. The woman in the middle should tell the other to please stop interrupting and continue pair programming
Public transport etiquette is not standing in front of the door while people get out. Not hitting on every girl that sits next to you is like… basic human decency.
- 2 days
OH! When a man does it he’s “based” but when I’m too busy contributing to FOSS I’m “frigid”. Rude!
