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40 ‘Overheard’ Conversations During Uber Rides From This Instagram Account
Many have a love-hate relationship with Uber. Yes, it may have saved you from a DUI, but what was that smell in the guy's car? And why didn't he stop asking personal questions?
But there's one positive that might outweigh all the negatives. The possibility to eavesdrop on a ridiculous conversation that will bring you crazy Internet fame. At least for a few minutes.
Both drivers and passengers have been sending the funniest, cringiest, and even creepiest things they have overheard in Ubers to an Instagram account called Overheard which selects the most memorable ones, sharing the convos with their 497,000 followers. So keep your ears peeled next time you're trying to save a few bucks getting to that next bar, maybe you'll catch something juicy.
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And the popularity of this account shouldn't come as a surprise. Turns out, humans are wired to eavesdrop. Especially when the information is limited. This paper in Psychological Science, for example, suggests that it's harder to not listen to a conversation when someone is talking on the phone (we only hear one side of the dialogue) than when two physically present people are talking to each other.
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This has a lot to do with our information processing, and the way the brain allocates attention. We are especially drawn to gaps in information. This is known as the "information gap" theory of curiosity and was first described by George Loewenstein in the early '90s. In this study, scientists demonstrated that subjects listening to only one side of a conversation — what they call a "halfalogue" — showed decreased performance on a range of cognitive tasks that require undivided attention. The researchers concluded that it's the "unpredictable nature" of the halfalogue that makes it so appealing.
In other words, we can't help but eavesdrop when we don't know what the conversation is about or where it's headed. Which, I guess, happens a lot in Ubers!
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Cecilia Herrera 6 years ago
Friend 2 is lucky that he has a friend that will tell it like it is.
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Cecilia Herrera 6 years ago
I wonder if they sing, "I've got you Babe" during their conversations?
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D. Pitbull 6 years ago
Fair! Extra annoying when you're actually trying to arrange/attend something that is specifically timed - ie: "The show - that we paid hundreds of dollars for the tickets - is starting at XX:XX - are you almost here or should I call a cab?" or... "Hey, so-and-so's flight is leaving, we won't see them for at least another decade." - and then they're late... and... somehow... you're blamed for them not being on time... OR... they start getting upset that you won't do sh** with them anymore...
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DraconicLightning 6 years ago (edited)
From experience, this is a great prank to play on someone’s phone. TV might be a bit overkill though, depending on how hard it is to reset to the desired language. Then again, she was drunk
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D. Pitbull 6 years ago
The state of the world and human relations today is wonked out - it swings too far to one end and too far to the other end and nothing meets in the middle-ish zone... and this has caused rather huge problems. Things like one person asking another about their day, how they're doing/what kind of snacks they like... the reaction is no longer just the answer.. it's "OMG... they're HITTING on me." or... "Are you a STALKER?" ... "Are you trying to hack my accounts???" Or how the 'shaming culture' has gotten so prevalent, many think it's normal and AUTOMATICALLY jump to certain conclusions... ie: if I ask "Hey, so what'd you get up to after high school" - I seriously just meant exactly that. After highschool, you have options ... wanted to know what you were interested in, what choices you made, etc... I DON'T mean "Omg, you pleb. You didn't go to university? Pssht" ... I mean... for chrissake people.
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LOGAN HUNTER 6 years ago
some people just don't feel that they need that many clothes, what do you mean I already have a pair of trainers, why would I need another?
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LOGAN HUNTER 6 years ago
true horror, the uncultured swine, we shall waterboard him in queso until he submits, Quesoboarding?
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Amaranthim Talon 6 years ago
Wow- I think you are better off if daughter doesn't get to know her at all with that kind of attitude!
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PhantomBuni 6 years ago
They’re nice, but why are you buying a six dollar açaí bowl, I get good ones for a dollar
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FurryManiac 6 years ago
Imagine if they get married tho... that would be the weirdest story to tell
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Cecilia Herrera 6 years ago
Poor fellow. I wonder if he knows that she thinks he looks like a doorknob?
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M O'Connell 6 years ago
Bars are gross enough as a concept, let alone actually getting down on the floor of one.
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D. Pitbull 6 years ago
Sound advice - we suggest the same thing to each other when we know we're all meeting in an area that is *notorious* for having nearly no parking and there aren't enough cars to carpool everyone.
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WilvanderHeijden 6 years ago
As long as you're not Jeff Bezos, no bank is going to be upset when you close your account.
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