Honestly. It feels like way more people nowadays are way less conscientious of their noise pollution.

Like no I don't want to hear you doom-scrolling through Instagram, no I don't want to hear your playlist, and I'd really rather not have to listen to both ends of your phone conversation either.

If you need your ears open, then get a set of open earphones or bone-conducting headphones. Unless you go for the top brands, neither are all that expensive - and most will offer better sound quality than your phone on full blast in the first place!