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Why are companies so intent on turning this planet into an auditory hell hole? I know happy people consume less than unhappy people, but it's probably just not

Why are companies so intent on turning this planet into an auditory hell hole? I know happy people consume less than unhappy people, but it's probably just not giving a fuck about the negative externalities and having long since captured any public body that would interfere on behalf of sanity.

dmix 7y ago
Alphabet is claiming the sound is significantly lower in their drones than typical ones. I'm curious how this works in practice because this is the type of thing that quickly gets legislative push back from municipal governments. I'm also curious if drones can fly higher than usual or would that endanger planes...
dzhiurgis 7y ago
Sorry what? This will be much quieter than roads and gas truck by like 100x?
- fenwick67 7y ago
  Good thing a truck can carry >100x as much stuff.
  - dzhiurgis 7y ago
    In an ideal situation. Reality is much simpler.
dannyr 7y ago
Do you feel the same way about cars that are much bigger and consume more fossil fuels? Wing had to get approval from the FAA and the city to operate and noise level is regulated.
- fenwick67 7y ago
  I would be skeptical that an electric mail truck on a route is less fuel efficient than a hundred drone trips back and forth.
  - GordonS 7y ago
    It seems pretty improbable to me too. Is anyone aware of any numbers published by Wing or other drone delivery companies?
  - mrep 7y ago
    Doesn't work though for things like hot freshly made food.
cmdshiftf4 7y ago
>Why are companies so intent on turning this planet into an auditory hell hole? Their leaders are looking for ways to get off the planet or secure themselves in fallout shelters in New Zealand, while their companies fuel rampant consumerism through data capture, the employment of the world's best behavioural economists/psychologists and marketing leading to pollution, grand destruction of our ecosystem and inequality. Makes you think.
ehnto 7y ago
While it's yet to be bourne out, I do have to agree with others in hoping this will actually be quieter overall than cars and trucks. The footprint can be much smaller as well. They don't need huge road capacity and all the construction that goes with it. But we will see I suppose. Maybe a few hundred drones canvasing the sky above a busy city will be a horrible sound. I hate hearing drones in nature but must admit they tend to get pretty easy to ignore once off the ground and cruising.

dmix 7y ago

Alphabet is claiming the sound is significantly lower in their drones than typical ones. I'm curious how this works in practice because this is the type of thing that quickly gets legislative push back from municipal governments. I'm also curious if drones can fly higher than usual or would that endanger planes...

dzhiurgis 7y ago

Sorry what? This will be much quieter than roads and gas truck by like 100x?

fenwick67 7y ago
Good thing a truck can carry >100x as much stuff.
- dzhiurgis 7y ago
  In an ideal situation. Reality is much simpler.

dannyr 7y ago

Do you feel the same way about cars that are much bigger and consume more fossil fuels? Wing had to get approval from the FAA and the city to operate and noise level is regulated.

fenwick67 7y ago
I would be skeptical that an electric mail truck on a route is less fuel efficient than a hundred drone trips back and forth.
- GordonS 7y ago
  It seems pretty improbable to me too. Is anyone aware of any numbers published by Wing or other drone delivery companies?
- mrep 7y ago
  Doesn't work though for things like hot freshly made food.

cmdshiftf4 7y ago

>Why are companies so intent on turning this planet into an auditory hell hole? Their leaders are looking for ways to get off the planet or secure themselves in fallout shelters in New Zealand, while their companies fuel rampant consumerism through data capture, the employment of the world's best behavioural economists/psychologists and marketing leading to pollution, grand destruction of our ecosystem and inequality. Makes you think.

ehnto 7y ago

While it's yet to be bourne out, I do have to agree with others in hoping this will actually be quieter overall than cars and trucks. The footprint can be much smaller as well. They don't need huge road capacity and all the construction that goes with it. But we will see I suppose. Maybe a few hundred drones canvasing the sky above a busy city will be a horrible sound. I hate hearing drones in nature but must admit they tend to get pretty easy to ignore once off the ground and cruising.