AirPod Conversation Avoidance

At this point, it might make sense for me to have AirPods implanted into my head. I am a daily active user and clock an unbelievable amount of hours with headphones on. I use them in meetings, when trying to focus, on planes, and more. It’s probably too much, but here we are.

It’s amazing to me how successful AirPods are and what a juggernaut of a business it is by itself, much less with Apple’s products. This got me thinking… what if there was a feature where you could actively avoid conversations by pumping the volume when people try to talk to you? This is a bit diabolical, but I know there are people out there who would use this.

This is one of those features that, while beneficial, likely will never make its way into prod because it incentivizes antisocial behavior and could lead to hearing damage. If it didn’t damage ears, I could see Apple doing this (more tastefully).

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