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irjustin ◴[] No.41910763[source]
> Transparency mode in many of today’s earbuds sounds totally natural and lifelike, yet I still constantly remove my buds to show someone they’ve got my undivided attention. That way of thinking has to change when popular earbuds start pulling double duty as hearing aids. It’s a powerful way to reduce the stigma that’s all too common with hearing aids, but this shift will take time.

This will never be not true. You're fighting human nature. The vast majority of people don't need hearing aids and those who do you'll likely know they need a hearing aid if you're having regular or more personal conversations.

If you're getting your order taken at Starbucks, you can totally have ears in even today.

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acdha ◴[] No.41910849[source]
When was the last time you heard someone get called “four eyes” for wearing glasses? Mockery used to be common but society can improve and it seems like accepting people with disabilities as fully human has been improving even if we still have room to go.
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1. irjustin ◴[] No.41910892[source]
we're saying the same thing - if you have a disability it's totally fine.

You know who in your life has the hearing impairment, but the vast majority do not have this disability thusly "taking your ears out" is respectable.

The glasses analogy only works if general society has hearing impairments, but that's not the direction we're going as the human race, so we won't see this.