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A society that can’t handle a baby’s cry isn’t advanced. It’s fragile.

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The real tantrums on airplanes don’t come from babies. They come from adults.

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You can choose a childless life. You don’t get to demand a childless world.

BRIEFING

Jett here. The internet melted down over a crying baby on a plane because apparently adults forget that babies cry in every location on Earth. Let’s get into it.

Look, nobody is pretending a shrieking infant at 30,000 feet is a day at the spa or something. yes, it’s uncomfortable. Sure, it's stressful. It rattles the cabin. But this fantasy that airplanes should function like noise-controlled adult sanctuaries is totally delusional. Planes are public transportation. You get families, business travelers, the honeymoon couple, the guy who takes off his socks, and yes, sometimes a baby who’s having a rough go of it.

And the parents aren't the villains here. They’re usually sitting there with tight smiles, trying every trick in the book, fully aware that the entire row wants to light them on fire. No one feels the pressure more than they do. They’re trapped in a metal tube with a tiny human who can’t explain what’s wrong. They’d calm the baby if they could. Honestly, they’d teleport off the plane if they could. But sometimes a family needs to get from point A to point B, and a plane is the only way to do it. That’s called life.

But instead of compassion, we see people whipping out their phones like the crying baby is some kind of war crime. They film it, they rant about “inconsiderate parents,” and then they upload it for internet applause. It’s weird. We used to be a society that helped tired moms or offered a smile. Now everyone wants to be the main character in a viral meltdown.

If silence is that important, there are noise-canceling headphones. There are earplugs. And if you really want a controlled environment where nothing unpredictable ever happens to you, there’s always private aviation.

And right on cue, here comes the viral clip that kicked this whole argument into overdrive. A guy sits on his flight, twenty seconds into a forty-five-minute trip, already calling it a “nightmare” because a baby is crying in the background. He films himself, posts it online, and asks the internet if he should demand a refund.

A refund. For hearing a baby cry. On public transportation.

I survived a guy coughing his lungs out on a bus for twenty minutes. Should I have asked for a refund or a medal?

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No, you don't ask for a refund. You acknowledge that you willingly decided to fly on a plane with other people, and some of those other people may have babies that will cry. Then you learn an important lesson about bringing noise canceling headphones. If you don't want to risk listening to a crying baby, you can fly private. I promise you, the kids' parents are probably more stressed out about it than you.

No, you don't ask for a refund. You acknowledge that you willingly decided to fly on a plane with other people, and some of those other people may have babies that will cry. Then you learn an important lesson about bringing noise canceling headphones.

If you don't want to risk… pic.twitter.com/fhElT3IraH

— 9mmSMG (@9mmsmg) December 1, 2025

And since the internet never misses a chance to turn anything into an all-out cage match, the comments came rolling in from every angle. Some people defended the parents. Some blamed them. Some blamed the airline. Some blamed society. It was a full buffet of opinions, so here’s a look at what both sides had to say.

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"The parents are fighting for their fucking lives right now and are keenly aware everyone around them hates them"

"Maybe this pompous asshole should fly private."

"That poor baby! I'd offer to walk him/her around, just to let the parents have a respite."

"Grown adult men recording themselves and posting to social media whining about a baby crying a bit on a commercial airline flight are straight up homosexual — all of them are gay, literally. Just the worst kind of humans."

"Baby tickets should cost at least double a regular ticket, or they should have certain flights that allow babies. Should be higher barrier to entry for parents flying with babies."

"Poor baby. Poor mom. Nobody is under more stress than mommy. She knows there’s people like you sitting there, frowning and acting like there’s something she can do about it."

"Can we stop acting like every parent is actually actively trying to do something to soothe their baby, though? Because they’re NOT. I’ve witnessed MANY parents do NOTHING and act like everyone else should have to suffer. DO SOMETHING."

"Yo imagine being a 50 year old man like this shooting tiktoks of yourself being grumpy on a plane. Having never had children no wonder his life is so empty and sad."

"Too poor to fly private. Too poor for First Class. Too poor for noise-cancelling earphones. Too poor for EARPLUGS. How did he even afford the ticket? I keep telling people, airfare is TOO CHEAP."

"You can have a refund on your flight so long as you accept that nobody younger than you will contribute towards your pension or your care when you grow old"

" have zero sympathy for people who fly commercial and don’t have noise cancelling headphones and still complain about babies existing. I’m just as annoyed I have a share a space with your broke ass"

"I never understood kids 3 and under being on planes anyways. They don’t know how to handle that change ears popping all the nonsense it’s never that’s serious to fly with a small child make it into a road trip or something."

"Buy some noise cancelling headphones and show some tolerance."

DEBRIEFING

The wild part is that most of the comments were pro-baby. People lined up to tell this guy the obvious truth. Buy headphones. Bring earplugs. Or if the sound of a crying infant sends you into a spiral, book a private jet. The internet isn’t always wise, but for once it understood something simple. Babies exist. They cry. And sharing space with other humans is part of living in a society.

Which brings up the bigger question. When did we become so anti-child? When did babies turn into nuisances instead of people? It feels like every part of childhood has been twisted into something unbearable. Pregnancy is framed as a burden. Infants are treated like inconveniences. Toddlers get labeled “problematic.” And by the time they’re in school, they’re already targets for political grooming. It’s almost like someone wants the entire country to see kids as annoying, exhausting obstacles instead of the future.

But if Making America Great Again means anything, it means rebuilding a community mindset. The old “it takes a village” attitude. Holding the door. Offering a kind smile. Giving a stressed parent a break. Remembering that every single one of us started out as a crying, confused, needy baby. Not everything is ear pressure in a cabin. Kids cry because they’re tired, hungry, bored, teething, overwhelmed, or just having a human moment. It’s normal. It’s life. And it shouldn’t trigger a national meltdown every time it happens at cruising altitude.

Which brings us back to our airborne influencer. This guy filmed himself like he was documenting a human rights violation, acting like he’d been trapped on a public airplane with a peasant baby beneath his royal station. Yet his grand solution wasn’t headphones or booking a business class seat. It was whipping out his camera and begging the internet for sympathy.

Personally, I think he's the insufferable one.

NOW YOU KNOW

Babies cry. Adults whine.