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Any volume which makes your music become my music too without my consent is at asshole level.

by xandrius 2y ago

mistercheph 2y ago
White mf's be like...
- deleted 2y ago
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the_other 2y ago
It might be that you’re the asshole in this situation. I think the boundaries are pourous around this topic. (Sure, I just called someone random on the web an asshole. I don’t mean it with any force. In London we get people riding busses playing their im-personal stereos loudly, sometimes. I often don’t like it either. I often use headphones for my own sounds but not the blocking kind, and will have to stop my music because of thwirs. One time someone got into the Tube/metro carriage I was in playing loud Brazilian music from a speaker on a trolley. At first it annoyed me, but after a few bars it got me grooving. Then I realised it was a funk-infused cover of a traditional capoeira song, so I steuck up a conversation with the other rider about Brazil and capoeira. Made my day.)
- ehaliewicz2 2y ago
  Realizing that you enjoyed being forced to listen to music you didn't decide to listen to doesn't mean you might be an asshole for not enjoying it at other times. That's ridiculous.
- xandrius 2y ago
  That's nice you can get some nice story out of it but I do think people who grew up in cities have a totally different mindset than the rest of us. For me, I don't want to live in a cacophony of noises 24/7. That goes for music, non-stop ambulances, loud speakers, etc. I tried and decided that those places are not for me, so I moved back to smaller and much quieter places (I very much prefer the sound of rivers, insects and wild birds to other people's sounds.) It might make me an asshole but it's also quite natural to be drawn to peace, so there that.
cypherpunks01 2y ago
Have you considered those who are hard of hearing? Should they be made to drive their vehicles in silence?
- ehaliewicz2 2y ago
  I'm willing to bet 99.99% of the time you hear music from outside a car it's not due to someone being hard of hearing, unless they caused that issue themselves by listening to music too loud. However, if you are hard of hearing to the point where you are actually disturbing others, I would recommend headphones.
  - fwip 2y ago
    It is not generally legal to drive while wearing headphones. In some US states it is specifically banned, and in many others you will get pulled over for distracted driving. (The thinking is partly because it makes it more difficult to hear emergency vehicle sirens).
    - ehaliewicz2 2y ago
      If your headphones are blocking sound, yeah it can be hazardous.
- robocat 2y ago
  Background noise makes it difficult for the hard of hearing to listen to conversation. If we cared more for the hard of hearing we would reduce music volumes and make restaurants quieter. Our society doesn't care even though it pretends to.

Any volume which makes your music become my music too without my consent is at asshole level.

mistercheph 2y ago

White mf's be like...

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the_other 2y ago

It might be that you’re the asshole in this situation. I think the boundaries are pourous around this topic. (Sure, I just called someone random on the web an asshole. I don’t mean it with any force. In London we get people riding busses playing their im-personal stereos loudly, sometimes. I often don’t like it either. I often use headphones for my own sounds but not the blocking kind, and will have to stop my music because of thwirs. One time someone got into the Tube/metro carriage I was in playing loud Brazilian music from a speaker on a trolley. At first it annoyed me, but after a few bars it got me grooving. Then I realised it was a funk-infused cover of a traditional capoeira song, so I steuck up a conversation with the other rider about Brazil and capoeira. Made my day.)

ehaliewicz2 2y ago
Realizing that you enjoyed being forced to listen to music you didn't decide to listen to doesn't mean you might be an asshole for not enjoying it at other times. That's ridiculous.
xandrius 2y ago
That's nice you can get some nice story out of it but I do think people who grew up in cities have a totally different mindset than the rest of us. For me, I don't want to live in a cacophony of noises 24/7. That goes for music, non-stop ambulances, loud speakers, etc. I tried and decided that those places are not for me, so I moved back to smaller and much quieter places (I very much prefer the sound of rivers, insects and wild birds to other people's sounds.) It might make me an asshole but it's also quite natural to be drawn to peace, so there that.

cypherpunks01 2y ago

Have you considered those who are hard of hearing? Should they be made to drive their vehicles in silence?

ehaliewicz2 2y ago
I'm willing to bet 99.99% of the time you hear music from outside a car it's not due to someone being hard of hearing, unless they caused that issue themselves by listening to music too loud. However, if you are hard of hearing to the point where you are actually disturbing others, I would recommend headphones.
- fwip 2y ago
  It is not generally legal to drive while wearing headphones. In some US states it is specifically banned, and in many others you will get pulled over for distracted driving. (The thinking is partly because it makes it more difficult to hear emergency vehicle sirens).
  - ehaliewicz2 2y ago
    If your headphones are blocking sound, yeah it can be hazardous.
robocat 2y ago
Background noise makes it difficult for the hard of hearing to listen to conversation. If we cared more for the hard of hearing we would reduce music volumes and make restaurants quieter. Our society doesn't care even though it pretends to.