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Guy on my subway watching TV on his phone: volume up: we are all in *his* livingroom. I’m annoyed. But, say nothing (you never know what someone is going through. Don’t wanna go through “it” with them? don’t step on stage. Anyway.) I’m right next to him. The show is loud. I start, sort of, unintentionally watching over his shoulder. It was like “Bones” or “CSI” (horrible dialogue. “You always saw him as a father figure.” blech!)
He *notices* I’m watching? Gets annoyed! Lmao turns it off. 
"Oh, I'm sorry... WAS I INTRUDING ON YOUR PEACEFUL SHOW WATCHING IN PUBLIC?!"
I think he didn’t have any awareness of how obnoxious he was being. All the rolling eyes and long sighs from the packed train car of people going to work (he was clearly coming home-and I get it you have no down time and you didn’t charge your earbuds. And you probably work nights. Or your life is so off the rails you are just out of synch with the whole city and that’s not fun. But, this is not the way.) I don’t think I was the only one just watching the show.
I have _moments_ of empathy like you're describing here but I dunno that I'd have it in that context.
In case no one's said it recently: You're good people.
@401matthall Yes, @futurebird, you are good people. And you demonstrate how to set limits while having empathy, thank you.
Oh... raganwald, this is my _favorite_ scene from my _favorite_ Star Trek movie.
<3
EDIT: Oh, yeah, I mistook this for the original without watching the actual video. This is delightful.
@401matthall @futurebird For those who don't follow the badinage, the scene above was from the Picard TV show, it's the same actor (who is now a Director) reprising his role from Star Trek IV.
It humanizes someone who was a originally a caricature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf5iwGZNY_Q
@401matthall @futurebird And TIL that Kirk Thatcher worked on Return of the Jedi, and was an associate producer for Star Trek IV. So both of his appearances were cameos!
And here's a little something he directed:
