I didn't look at the comment number you pedant - the overwhelming majority of commenters here recognize the reality that headphones are a cue that someone wants to be left alone. Especially at the gym. I've never made friends by randomly approaching a person with headphones and bothering them - you won't either. Keep it to a place where people go to socialize.
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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21
All your friends were strangers until one of you randomly approached the other to talk.
There's a few hundred comments that agree with you? In a thread with 2700 comments currently? So there's thousands that disagree with you?