Yes, and I'm sure they do it as they are listening to Jessica Simpson on their Ipods while they are simultaneously playing with their Gameboys or Xboxes or whatever techno thing they are into - oh and let's not forget all the wonderful and good things they accomplish on Myspace.com. Talk about tuning out.
There were little white wires hanging down from their ears, or tucked into pockets, purses or jackets. The eyes were a little vacant. Each was in his or her own musical world, walking to their soundtrack, stars in their own music video, almost oblivious to the world around them. These are the iPod people.
Even without the white wires you can tell who they are. They walk down the street in their own MP3 cocoon, bumping into others, deaf to small social cues, shutting out anyone not in their bubble.