Speakers in Public
Public service announcement: you are the only person who wants to hear your music.
At the pool, at a park, at the beach, walking on the sidewalk. Nobody wants to hear your music. We also don’t wanna hear your entire conversation on speakerphone.
Let’s be considerate of other people this summer and stop disturbing the peace nature brings.
And to say how I really feel it… Nobody wants to hear your crappy music. And I know that nobody wants to hear myyyy crappy music either. Headphones exist for a reason.
Edit to clarify:
I listed some specific examples above and even more specific in my comments. Any post you see online should be taken with a grain of salt. Consider nuance.
I don’t live downtown. I used to and I loved it! Right on Main Street. It was loud because it’s a city. I enjoyed it. It’s vibrant and reminds me how we all impact each other even as strangers. It’s a good reminder. I am not complaining about city noises.
I’m a birder and I’d love to go out in nature and enjoy birds and places like trails on Jordan Lake. If I want complete silence, I’m gonna go there. If I want to be around people if you feel community then I’m gonna go to Shelley Lake and enjoy the community. Groups chatting. Family’s having fun. You riding a bike and ringing it when people are in the way... I’m not gonna enjoy the old man listening to talk radio that I can hear from 30 feet away as he does laps, alone, around the trail.
People have always played music at the beach. I don’t post on Reddit thinking I’m changing the world. I post on Reddit to complain because I love to complain and the Internet is perfect for that. It’s really not that serious! Well aware that the people that I would like to say this to would completely disregard me, that’s why I’m saying it here and not directly to them. I have learned my lesson with my big mouth don’t you worry.
I’m not entitled to silence in a public space. Rent that park shelter! Play your stereo and celebrate whatever you’re celebrating! That’s not the kind of thing I’m talking about at all. If that is not clear to you we need to have a discussion on media literacy.