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Honestly, it's the sound. If you live close enough, it will drive you insane.

jmb99 2y ago
A buddy of mine has two on his property, one within a stones’ throw of his house and barns. Not only does the sound not drive him insane, I couldn’t hear it (at all), nor any of the other ~600 in the area.
- codr7 2y ago
  It depends a lot on geography and (obviously) winds in the area. I can assure you that it's very real, and very harmful on a daily basis.
bee_rider 2y ago
How close were you? I’ve been on a campus with a wind turbine, don’t recall any sound. But I didn’t get directly under the thing.
- wingworks 2y ago
  I used to live down the hill from 1, and 99% of the time could hear nothing. But on a lucky day when the wind was in the right direction and right strength, you could just hear a faint woosh woosh woosh. Personally I liked the sound. But we only had 1, so maybe different with many more. Though never heard the wind farms I've stopped by.
  - codr7 2y ago
    Wind, and moving shadows when the sun is behind them. I find both annoying to live with daily. And it's not like its a problem that couldn't be solved; I like the idea of wind turbines, just not at any cost.
acdha 2y ago
No, it won’t. This myth was started in the 2000s by Nina Pierpont who was looking for reasons to oppose wind farms near her property but it’s been studied repeatedly and there’s no credible evidence of any significant impact. Roads are at least as noisy, and have other forms of pollution, but I’ve never seen the same people call for banning cars. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04645-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04645-x
- codr7 2y ago
  Right, so people who claim to have this experience are lying, for no good reason. While people who have a lot to gain from hiding problems with wind turbines are telling the truth. Isn't that always how it works?
  - acdha 2y ago
    All of the people advancing those claims also think they have a lot to gain, too. Those claims are hard to evaluate because humans are famously subjective and prone to misattribution, which is why we invented the scientific method. Every high-quality investigation has been unable to find support for them.
    - briantakita 2y ago
      This is why many people don't trust "The Science". It's the positivist materialist institutionalist gaslighting. If the conflicted institution hasn't published the opinion or the measurements then it doesn't exist. Don't believe your lying eyes or ears. If you notice somethingnot published, you are automatically wrong. All whistleblowers must be discredited. Isn't this a tactic of con artists & cult members who have much to gain from public perception & policy?
      - Almad 2y ago
        So what are the sources for people driven insane by it? (I have no opinion, but find it mildly suspicious given that I happen to sometimes drive through Germany, and the country seems to be currently less insane than, say, US)
johnisgood 2y ago
I moved to a house that has the main road on my side. I do not wish it to anyone. I cannot stand noise, and I hear cars 24/7, ambulance at least 10 times a day if not more, and they turn on the siren even at 3 am when there is no traffic because of some specific laws. I also got a cat (against my will, but gotta take care of her) who wakes me up around 4:30-06:00. :| I cannot stand the noise pollution. It makes me want to live by the countryside even more.

A buddy of mine has two on his property, one within a stones’ throw of his house and barns. Not only does the sound not drive him insane, I couldn’t hear it (at all), nor any of the other ~600 in the area.

codr7 2y ago
It depends a lot on geography and (obviously) winds in the area. I can assure you that it's very real, and very harmful on a daily basis.

bee_rider 2y ago

How close were you? I’ve been on a campus with a wind turbine, don’t recall any sound. But I didn’t get directly under the thing.

wingworks 2y ago
I used to live down the hill from 1, and 99% of the time could hear nothing. But on a lucky day when the wind was in the right direction and right strength, you could just hear a faint woosh woosh woosh. Personally I liked the sound. But we only had 1, so maybe different with many more. Though never heard the wind farms I've stopped by.
- codr7 2y ago
  Wind, and moving shadows when the sun is behind them. I find both annoying to live with daily. And it's not like its a problem that couldn't be solved; I like the idea of wind turbines, just not at any cost.

acdha 2y ago

No, it won’t. This myth was started in the 2000s by Nina Pierpont who was looking for reasons to oppose wind farms near her property but it’s been studied repeatedly and there’s no credible evidence of any significant impact. Roads are at least as noisy, and have other forms of pollution, but I’ve never seen the same people call for banning cars. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04645-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04645-x

codr7 2y ago
Right, so people who claim to have this experience are lying, for no good reason. While people who have a lot to gain from hiding problems with wind turbines are telling the truth. Isn't that always how it works?
- acdha 2y ago
  All of the people advancing those claims also think they have a lot to gain, too. Those claims are hard to evaluate because humans are famously subjective and prone to misattribution, which is why we invented the scientific method. Every high-quality investigation has been unable to find support for them.
  - briantakita 2y ago
    This is why many people don't trust "The Science". It's the positivist materialist institutionalist gaslighting. If the conflicted institution hasn't published the opinion or the measurements then it doesn't exist. Don't believe your lying eyes or ears. If you notice somethingnot published, you are automatically wrong. All whistleblowers must be discredited. Isn't this a tactic of con artists & cult members who have much to gain from public perception & policy?
    - Almad 2y ago
      So what are the sources for people driven insane by it? (I have no opinion, but find it mildly suspicious given that I happen to sometimes drive through Germany, and the country seems to be currently less insane than, say, US)

johnisgood 2y ago

I moved to a house that has the main road on my side. I do not wish it to anyone. I cannot stand noise, and I hear cars 24/7, ambulance at least 10 times a day if not more, and they turn on the siren even at 3 am when there is no traffic because of some specific laws. I also got a cat (against my will, but gotta take care of her) who wakes me up around 4:30-06:00. :| I cannot stand the noise pollution. It makes me want to live by the countryside even more.