Counterpoint:

I got on the bus today, and there was this grumpy old guy complaining loudly to the lady in front of him about pronouns.
She was clearly trying to ignore him by pretending to read a book.
He looked up at me and scowled, but he stopped talking.
So I sat down next to him and opened TikTok.
He couldn't help but be nosy and was staring at my phone, so I picked the most obnoxious videos.
Each time he would show interest, I would flip to the next one.
I'm sure it was annoying, but at least he shut the fuck up for the rest of the ride.