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Why is your need for silence more important than other people's need to communicate?
by edent 9mo ago
Why is your need for silence more important than other people's need to communicate?
- Retric 9mo agoNeither of those things are needs, it’s just wants and preferring your own wants over others is completely normal. Imagine trying to live your life where other people’s desires by default overrode you own.
- userbinator 9mo agoImagine trying to live your life where other people’s desires by default overrode you own. Unfortunately that happens a lot; it's called the government.
- trueismywork 9mo agoCollective vs individuals desires
- immibis 9mo agoCollectivism killed hundreds of millions of people, so I'll take individualism thanks.
- nanna 9mo agoBecause silence is a common good, like clean air. It's everyone's. When people fill it with their noise they effectively privatize it for the duration. When they shout on speakerphone or play their music or blare sound from their apps it's especially selfish.
- hexbin010 9mo agoIt's actually against byelaws to play music or other loud sounds on transport in London and they can prosecute you if they so wished... It's about acknowledging it's a shared resource and respecting the space. No loud noises, no littering, no being drunk etc These days people act like they're the only ones travelling
- nanna 9mo agoLooks like TFL issued a whopping three fines in total last year... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx4lje9jpjo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx4lje9jpjo
- hexbin010 9mo agoI know, it's pathetic. It's partly because they don't want to pay for the staff to do the enforcement and partly probably some other reasons. In classic British style they just try to influence and nudge people with campaigns and posters. That way the organisation doesn't have to deal with awkward accusations of racism etc
- catoc 9mo agoYou do understand that one of those “needs”affects others around you, and one of them leaves them in peace, right? Also I’m sure parent wasn’t referring to emergency calls
- throw567643u8 9mo agoEtiquette. Some are raised with it.
- jorvi 9mo agoTheir silence disrupts no one, but one call or loud song disrupts 20-40 people their peace. Don't be a douche.
- CalRobert 9mo agoThey can use headphones. The problem is listening to someone scroll through tiktok with volume on max.
- youngtaff 9mo agoYou’re be a bit contrarian there and I’m quite sure you actually believe it’s far more nuanced than that
- dbish 9mo agoSimply being polite. Understanding there are other people in the world you inhabit. Things like that.