TikToker Sparks Debate After Buying Ticket Right Next To Only Other Person In Movie Theater

Social boundaries are one of those things that people really, reaaaaaally, don't like you messing with.

That visceral and near-universal discomfort with what's often benign—like sitting next to someone—is part of why trolls love toying with them so much.

Video posted by TikTok user @airlk illustrates that point perfectly.

The act itself, buying a movie ticket and sitting in your assigned seat, is a commonplace thing. The way it was done has people calling it their worst nightmare.

The brief video is a shot of a computer screen showing an almost entirely empty seating chart for a screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. We say almost entirely empty because one seat—in a far corner away from the majority of the seats—has been purchased.

"This is What Falling in Love Feels Like" by JVKE plays as text over the clip reads:

"This person's watching Spider-Man alone in a corner. I think they need a friend"

And the TikToker did the unthinkable—according to introverts—and purchased a ticket directly next to that seat.

Which cued chaos in the comments section.

People react pretty passionately when they feel like social boundaries are being violated; and when they think those boundaries SHOULD be challenged.

Most commenters were pretty solidly against the move.

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While others thought it was funny.

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As awkward as the encounter might have been, it doesn't seem like we need to actually worry for the imaginary movie-goer. The comment section seems to think the seat may have been unavailable for a different reason.

Introverts everywhere, relax your shoulders.

Take a deep breath.

It's going to be okay.

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Would you be horrified or find it humorous?