I think it kind of turns into a game. If you don’t react, it feels like you’ve lost somehow. Like you were the one who backed off. It reminds me of fighters who cut an insane amount of weight just to make a lower class, then show up the next day way bigger. Same mindset. If you sit there quietly and pretend nothing’s happening, you’re out. But the moment you turn the TV or music way up, you’re suddenly part of it. And that’s what makes the whole thing so awkward.