‘Me getting robbed with headphones on’: people are pretending to get robbed just to flex their music

TikTokers are sharing the tracks they’re so obsessed with, even an active robbery couldn't convince them to skip a beat. Creators who engaged with the trend staged robberies that happened as a person walking with headphones on was approached by someone attempting to steal their bag.

The music from their headphones is cued as they struggle to tug their belongings back from the robber, along with the text: “POV you’re getting robbed but you have your headphones on.” 

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