Are Mp3 Players Effecting the Way You Live?

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While a lot of people, both young and old, rely on daily use of personal music players such as MP3s, these devices separate their users from other people and or things and they also interfere with social interaction. Firstly, they are a huge distraction to the listener and people around them while they may be trying to concentrate or are in the middle of a conversation. Next, the listener may behave rather rudely while listening to their music. Lastly, the listener may not be totally safe while listening to their music through a personal music player. Music players are a distraction to the listener and possibly people around them. I say this because if you are really deep in the music that you are listening to, then you are probably not fully paying attention to what you are supposed to be doing. Lets face it, if you have music in your ears while you are trying to do a homework or work assignment, then you are not focusing on that task. This is because you are listening to your music while trying to do other things, and dividing your attention between music and whatever it is that you were supposed to be doing. Music can be a big distraction to others around the listener because while most people use ear-buds or head phones to listen to their music, a lot of the users now-a-days have the volume maxed out to where people around them can hear their music. Also, if someone is trying to have a conversation with you while you have ear-buds or head phones on then you may not even know that they are or were talking to you. The person listening to music through a personal music player may have a rude behavior and attitude. For example, someone listening to music with ear-buds in may get mad and grouchy if you try to talk to them. Also, if you are listening to music and someone tries to talk to you, then they might think that you are being rude when you don't convey in a
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