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I've read that classical music is traditionally used to drive away loiterers. I find that amusing, although I can't quite explain why.
by chihuahua 8y ago
I've read that classical music is traditionally used to drive away loiterers. I find that amusing, although I can't quite explain why.
- naravara 8y agoIt actually makes me sad to see great music used as a tool for coercion, but I get why it happens. Classical music is actually really mentally engaging. I've tried listening to stuff like Brahms or Gershwin while working and it's kind of hard. Chamber music is designed to be kind of ambient and inoffensively bland, but most of what's on a classical album just engages your brain too much to let you focus on what you're doing. Even if people don't realize that's what they're listening to, I can see how just being around it a lot can get agitating unless you can consciously tune it out.