Can everyone just fucking pay attention?

I’m sick of how many air-headed people, and people who are just out in the world not paying any attention to their surroundings

In the last 24 hours, I’ve had:

• My coworker walk right up to me, at my desk, and just start a conversation with me, fully seeing that I was on the phone with someone (a daily occurrence, and it’s not just my one coworker)

• I almost mowed down a random kid at the grocery store because he ran out in front of me, from the aisle, when I went by the aisle and looked to see where the kid’s guardian was, they were just chilling on their phone not even looking in the same direction as where their kid was running

• A car almost completely backed out from a parking spot into me as I was driving by

• Someone just stopped walking, with their shopping cart, right in front of the entrance to an aisle, to check on their phone, as I was turning into the aisle

• I saw someone walking their dog, but they were just standing in the middle of the sidewalk, talking to another neighbor, their dog just runs out into the middle of the street in front of a car

• Walking into the gas station, I held the door open for someone and instead of walking through and thanking me, they stopped right in the doorway and just started looking around, holding up the entry way for me and the two people behind me

What is everyone’s deal? Why can’t anyone pay fucking attention?

Posted Jul 19, 2025, 7:41 PM UTC

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