• squaresinger@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Listening in on conversations is creepy, no matter how good-looking a person is.

    And that stuff happens in movies doesn’t mean it isn’t creepy in real-life.

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      4 hours ago

      Not really. If you were discussing with somebody about some terminal illness you were raising money for and somebody approached and said: “Sorry, but I overheard what you said and I’d love to donate, if that’s okay” that would not be creepy in the slightest.

      There is a difference between ‘overhearing’ and ‘purposefully spying’

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        60 minutes ago

        Well, OP wasn’t donating money, was he?

        The scenario you brought up would be creepy too, but people tend to value money over the slight discomfort of creepiness.

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          30 minutes ago

          In what world is it creepy to overhear somebody saying something in a public place? Have you ever been in a social situation before?