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Singing might be good for yourself, but is very nasty for those who live around you and don't want to listen... Please make sure to sing/play instruments from

Singing might be good for yourself, but is very nasty for those who live around you and don't want to listen... Please make sure to sing/play instruments from within an insulated location!

hackernewds 4y ago
oof what a pouty comment
- pnut 4y ago
  Disagree, I believe noise pollution is the next irresponsible externality on the chopping block, after smoking/vaping.
iakov 4y ago
I am sorry people don’t like it. However it is my home and I will do whatever I please in it - while staying in the boundaries of common sense and local laws regarding quiet times. Don’t like it? Deal with it.
- wodenokoto 4y ago
  So how do you suggest you deal with a loud neighbour? Apparently, pleading to them politely is not something you consider a valid option.
  - iakov 4y ago
    I think that pleading politely is a good start. However, original poster wrote "Please make sure to sing/play instruments from within an insulated location!". Adding "please" doesn't make it polite, really. Neither it is a reasonable request.
- throwaway290 4y ago
  Such a comically hostile attitude. Believe me, there are plenty of ways for me (if I'm your neighbour) to make your life hell, too. I'm really sorry you don't like it, but you'll just have to deal with it. The key to peaceful coexistence is restricting yourself to accommodate others. Like singing? Go take a walk in the woods (or along a busy road, I personally do this).
  - iakov 4y ago
    Such a comically hostile attitude! The key to peaceful coexistence accommodating others. Don't like my singing during the day? Go take a walk in the parking lot, or along a highway. See, this works both ways. Singing is loud, playing instruments is loud. Pets and babies can be loud. People can have guests over and throw parties, and those can get loud too. Should everyone forego those activities, or do them in an "insulated location" to accommodate everyone? I don't think so.
    - throwaway290 4y ago
      It doesn't mean foregoing all potentially annoying activities, it just means mutual respect. If you sing loudly enough to bother others and are asked to cut it out, a "deal with it" response is basically an anti-social tantrum. As much as you like the sound of your voice, not everyone else does. Deal with it. It goes both ways, indeed. Good luck if you're ever my neighbor, you just might have to move;) PS are you actually comparing singing to having children?
- musicale 4y ago
  It is probably nice as a musician to not live in an apartment or any other shared living situation with nearby neighbors. Occasionally I hear bands and/or people practicing on amplified instruments, drums, or brass, and I can't imagine how anyone on the same block can stand it. Though apparently people across SF were mostly OK with hearing Green Day play in Golden Gate Park. But all of these sound annoyances pale when compared to the horrible scourge of loud videos played on smartphones.
throwaway290 4y ago
Or control how loud, when and for how long you sing. Some people have trouble sleeping/working with noise and/or have different schedules than you. For me it's always a godsend to find a quiet place, if the source of noise (no matter how objectively beautiful) is not under my control I can get sleep deprived within days. Yes I have earplugs and noise isolation cans but they cause ear issues long term.
animuchan 4y ago
A thousand times this. Especially around people who are trying to work / concentrate.

Singing might be good for yourself, but is very nasty for those who live around you and don't want to listen... Please make sure to sing/play instruments from within an insulated location!

hackernewds 4y ago

oof what a pouty comment

pnut 4y ago
Disagree, I believe noise pollution is the next irresponsible externality on the chopping block, after smoking/vaping.

iakov 4y ago

I am sorry people don’t like it. However it is my home and I will do whatever I please in it - while staying in the boundaries of common sense and local laws regarding quiet times. Don’t like it? Deal with it.

wodenokoto 4y ago
So how do you suggest you deal with a loud neighbour? Apparently, pleading to them politely is not something you consider a valid option.
- iakov 4y ago
  I think that pleading politely is a good start. However, original poster wrote "Please make sure to sing/play instruments from within an insulated location!". Adding "please" doesn't make it polite, really. Neither it is a reasonable request.
throwaway290 4y ago
Such a comically hostile attitude. Believe me, there are plenty of ways for me (if I'm your neighbour) to make your life hell, too. I'm really sorry you don't like it, but you'll just have to deal with it. The key to peaceful coexistence is restricting yourself to accommodate others. Like singing? Go take a walk in the woods (or along a busy road, I personally do this).
- iakov 4y ago
  Such a comically hostile attitude! The key to peaceful coexistence accommodating others. Don't like my singing during the day? Go take a walk in the parking lot, or along a highway. See, this works both ways. Singing is loud, playing instruments is loud. Pets and babies can be loud. People can have guests over and throw parties, and those can get loud too. Should everyone forego those activities, or do them in an "insulated location" to accommodate everyone? I don't think so.
  - throwaway290 4y ago
    It doesn't mean foregoing all potentially annoying activities, it just means mutual respect. If you sing loudly enough to bother others and are asked to cut it out, a "deal with it" response is basically an anti-social tantrum. As much as you like the sound of your voice, not everyone else does. Deal with it. It goes both ways, indeed. Good luck if you're ever my neighbor, you just might have to move;) PS are you actually comparing singing to having children?
musicale 4y ago
It is probably nice as a musician to not live in an apartment or any other shared living situation with nearby neighbors. Occasionally I hear bands and/or people practicing on amplified instruments, drums, or brass, and I can't imagine how anyone on the same block can stand it. Though apparently people across SF were mostly OK with hearing Green Day play in Golden Gate Park. But all of these sound annoyances pale when compared to the horrible scourge of loud videos played on smartphones.

throwaway290 4y ago

Or control how loud, when and for how long you sing. Some people have trouble sleeping/working with noise and/or have different schedules than you. For me it's always a godsend to find a quiet place, if the source of noise (no matter how objectively beautiful) is not under my control I can get sleep deprived within days. Yes I have earplugs and noise isolation cans but they cause ear issues long term.

animuchan 4y ago

A thousand times this. Especially around people who are trying to work / concentrate.