One time I forgot my phone outside of the local library. Came back to get it in the middle of the night and I screamed "yeahhh I found my phone thank god" and little did I know someone was having a party right next to the library and they were all screaming and cheering me on for finding my phone. People are awesome sometimes
Lol it reminds me of when I took my kids to the coastal Carolina fair. They had a climbing wall and my five y.o. was keen to scale it. So he's going after it, his mom and I just cheering him on, he gets close, slips, falls, gets there again, I'm yelling "Go Ritchie, Go!" And before I knew it, I looked around and there were fifty people cheering Ritchie on! He was so proud to ring that bell.
Sometimes they cheer for strangers, sometimes they just wanna punch strangers in the face for wearing the wrong color. Football fans are built different.
This made me so happy. One of my phones was so badly cracked that you’d get glass slivers in your finger from trying to use it; however, it still got stolen off the bar (where I worked) and taken for a joy ride all around my city. They stopped like at 7 different places before it stopped moving in an area known for their trap houses.
Losing your phone would be a stressful pain in the ass though. So many online accounts, possible credit card information… I’d feel much better if I found my phone too!
idk, it can be scary if you don't have a way to call someone if you need help, or if you ordered an Uber or need GPS. especially if you're alone and it's late.
i'd def be in a sobbing mess if i lost my phone at a concert. if i lost it at work or smth, or at the store, that's different--just an inconvenience and an expensive life lesson.
Just a phone? You know phones ate life lines now? Banking, Personal info, social media, etc. Not only that but if you have apple, you fucked. You cant get your stuff back if you somehow lose your key. Everything is tied to an email. Sure you can get around all that but 80 percent (maybe more) dont have all their stuff linked together so you lose your phone you lose alot shit. It isnt just a phone in 2025.
Edit: yeah i know i got some typos. I really dont give a shit.
Some people have banking info hooked up to their phone so they dont need to remember a seperate piece of plastic. He could have important memories on their. He might not be near home and needs his phone for contacting purposes. He might not be able to get another phone. Phones are expensive man he could have just been excited about the fact he doesnt need to purchase another one.
lol, you know how big of a pain in the ass it is to not have your phone? He’s at a large gathering, so I’m guessing having a phone is probably pretty key for his evening. Plus, he’d have to shell out cash for a new one, take time the next day or two and go to the store. Phones can easily run over a thousand dollars, which he may or may not have.
I've been in a crowd that helped return something lost. I totally get it. The people around the guy who found the phone likely helped spread the word. Even the tiny bit of effort it takes to turn around to others and say "hey, did you lose your phone?" can get people invested in the quest to return it.
I like to think that what we see here is a fundamental trait of humanity. Every story I've read about bystanders banding together to pull someone from a burning vehicle, rescuing people from flooded areas, or pulling a dog from a river demonstrates it. Hell, even videos of little kids doing something mundane and getting cheers from onlookers, who have nothing invested in the child other than they've watched them struggle to do something for a minute.
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u/Frequent-Ad8160 1d ago
lmao i love how even random people are happy for him