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edenttoday at 5:47 AM6 repliesview on HN

Why is your need for silence more important than other people's need to communicate?


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Retrictoday at 6:18 AM

Neither 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.

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CalRoberttoday at 9:09 AM

They can use headphones. The problem is listening to someone scroll through tiktok with volume on max.

throw567643u8today at 8:32 AM

Etiquette. Some are raised with it.

jorvitoday at 9:03 AM

Their silence disrupts no one, but one call or loud song disrupts 20-40 people their peace.

Don't be a douche.

hexbin010today at 7:51 AM

It'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

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catoctoday at 8:00 AM

You 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