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The car is an extension of your home, and driving to work (or to run some errand) is sometimes the only moment you have for yourself, alone, where you can liste

by epx 7y ago

The car is an extension of your home, and driving to work (or to run some errand) is sometimes the only moment you have for yourself, alone, where you can listen your favorite music in high volume and "thinking loudly". If you are married with kids and work at home these moments are necessary. I wish I had a cottage in the woods to have these "alone" moments with more quality, but didn't get there yet.

munificent 7y ago
> where you can listen your favorite music Before I moved closer to work, I used to have a long 40+ minute drive to the office. I hated it, but it did serve as a very nice loud music + personal karaoke time, and I miss that aspect more than I expected. I bike to work now, which means no music or headphones for safety. At the office, I listen to music, but only non-vocal stuff since I can't code and hear lyrics at the same time. So now it's really rare that I get to listen to entire genres of music that I otherwise love, just because the opportunity isn't there as much.
eVeechu7 7y ago
I can sympathise, but I get a bit of this on the bike with the headphones on too.
- zamfi 7y ago
  If bike wearing headphones that prevent you from hearing the world around you, this could be quite dangerous -- not only to you, but to pedestrians too. Please be careful. In many jurisdictions, this is also illegal.
- peatmoss 7y ago
  I don’t like the headphones because of safety / perception of safety, but back when I commuted by bike, I joked about doing “bike therapy.” The experience of being alone with myself, my thoughts, my breath, and my pedal cadence was a very calming thing.
kazinator 7y ago
I listen to music at high volume on the bicycle or in the car, either way. I use a favorite playlist to time rides, instead of a stopwatch. It's fun: you know if you hit a certain landmark before a certain guitar solo (or whatever), then you're hitting a good time.
- drdeadringer 7y ago
  How is music at high volume while bicycling any form of safe? For driving too, of course, but on a bicycle you're not in a tank.

by epx 7y ago

munificent 7y ago

> where you can listen your favorite music Before I moved closer to work, I used to have a long 40+ minute drive to the office. I hated it, but it did serve as a very nice loud music + personal karaoke time, and I miss that aspect more than I expected. I bike to work now, which means no music or headphones for safety. At the office, I listen to music, but only non-vocal stuff since I can't code and hear lyrics at the same time. So now it's really rare that I get to listen to entire genres of music that I otherwise love, just because the opportunity isn't there as much.

eVeechu7 7y ago

I can sympathise, but I get a bit of this on the bike with the headphones on too.

zamfi 7y ago
If bike wearing headphones that prevent you from hearing the world around you, this could be quite dangerous -- not only to you, but to pedestrians too. Please be careful. In many jurisdictions, this is also illegal.
peatmoss 7y ago
I don’t like the headphones because of safety / perception of safety, but back when I commuted by bike, I joked about doing “bike therapy.” The experience of being alone with myself, my thoughts, my breath, and my pedal cadence was a very calming thing.

kazinator 7y ago

I listen to music at high volume on the bicycle or in the car, either way. I use a favorite playlist to time rides, instead of a stopwatch. It's fun: you know if you hit a certain landmark before a certain guitar solo (or whatever), then you're hitting a good time.

drdeadringer 7y ago
How is music at high volume while bicycling any form of safe? For driving too, of course, but on a bicycle you're not in a tank.