Commuters are ‘barebacking’ in a return to office rebellion—and experts say it’s ‘the best defence against information overload’

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• Commuters are using the time to unplug in another travel trend. First there was “raw-dogging” on flights. Now, office workers are being called out for doing the same: staring into space for hours on end, or worse, making eye contact with fellow passengers on trains.

There’s nothing worse than commuters who opt out of checking their emails or reading a book in favor of doing absolutely nothing for the entire journey, sometimes staring awkwardly into the eyes of other passengers to pass the time.