I don't want to hear other people's music anywhere in public. Don't force your music on me.
But in nature it's much worse. Noise pollution is harmful to wildlife. Why would you go out to enjoy nature while at the same time harming it?
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But in nature it’s much worse. Noise pollution is harmful to wildlife.
This is why I absolutely hate fireworks. They’re terrible for domestic pets (commonly cats, dogs) due to their increased sensitive hearing. Wildlife is dramatically impacted. Birds abandon their nests, and some have even been recorded fleeing in terror and flying over the ocean - where they become too exhausted with no land to land on, so they drown. Other animals of course are terrorised and flee their homes in terror. Commonly, families get separated.
I fucking hate fireworks. They’re so damn annoying, and are traumatising to innocent animals.
If persons want to celebrate holidays, go to professional drone shows. They’re far better, quieter, and much cooler than bullshit fireworks. Fuck fireworks.
Ugh, if you think the cats and dogs have it bad, you should see farm animals. Every single July 5th/January 1 for me was spent rounding up horses and cattle because it was inevitable that fences would get broken. Luckily I wasn't good friends with the vet at the time, or I would have been even more sickened by how many large animals he would have to treat or put down.
I agree fuck fireworks, but also I was shocked to discover that my cat loves the damn things. On July 4th she was sitting at every window trying to watch them. This is the same cat who sprints out of the room the moment she even sees a vacuum
My parent's cat turns into a pitiful mess during new year's eve.
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Was at the lake and the amount of people who think we want to listen to their bullshit music is to much. Why I hate camping around people. They go to nature and then ruin it with thier loud music.
In my part of the world you'll often get campers blasting the radio. Imagine retreating to nature so you can listen to vapid commentary and ads.
If I were a bear, I would attack.
If you're feeling slightly mischievous you could get one of those short-range radio transmitters (the kind you use to listen to your own music in an old car without an aux input or bluetooth) and override their radio station
If there are other people, you likely mean a campground which is not retreating to nature. Campgrounds are very unnatural manipulated outdoor spaces.
Hopefully you have real wilderness near you where camping is allowed in places you could likely not encounter other humans. Highly recommend the experience if so. It makes campgrounds feel like trailer parks in comparison.
Around here, "campground" can mean anything from a powered site to a patch of dirt at the end of a trail. You'll find these types at both. Sometimes the worst are at the most remote spots because it's become very popular to buy a big 4WD and justify the cost by going as deep into the bush as possible, with as much gear and comforts as possible.
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I guess that's the joke. The playlist has 0 minutes because people don't want to hear any music from one's bluetooth speaker while hiking.
That's the joke, but the comments are going both ways on this issue.
Yes, that was the joke.
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4'33" by John Cage would be an acceptable addition to this playlist.
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They should have uploaded their own 8 hour silence track and gotten some Spotify revenue out of the stunt.
I imagine they put the kibosh on that after Vulfpeck gamed it
I like listening to other people's music when in nature about as much as I enjoy seeing their initials and who they love forever scrawled onto a rock or tree on an otherwise pristine mountain vista. That is, not at all. Fuck those people.
I'm from a country with lots of bears, the mountain rescue authority here encourages having speakers with music playing. Bear bells are pretty much useless, but wildlife is pretty good at picking up human voices. If I'm going hiking alone I periodically yell out random words.
That reminds me of how I was taught to determine which bears are local, by examinimg bear droppings:
- Black Bear: berries and nuts
- Polar bear: fish, seal, rabbit meat
- Grizzly bear: bear bells, bits of Bluetooth speaker, RIA merchandise fabric, bike pedals
"Smells faintly of pepper spray"
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WA DNR are fucking great. Recent highlights:
In Québec all provincial parks (SÉPAQ) ban music on speakers. Trails and campgrounds. Those parks have somewhat strict rules, like you also can't use "mood lights" or decorative lights, but it helps to make the stay a bit more calm.
It's one of the things that you notice once you're in a camping or in a trail where that rule doesn't exist. I went to camp in a provincial park in Ontario last year and it felt weird to hear people's radios while cycling through the campgrounds.
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My wife’s like this. We’ll go camping in the middle of nowhere and the first thing she does is get out a Bluetooth speaker. I came here to listen to the silence and the birds and the trees, not the same music we were listening to in the car.
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If I am going to the boonies, I'd rather have an AM radio only for news and weather updates.
A crank handle radio/flashlight combo is a great investment to put in your trunk.
"just crankin the ol radio" as they say
in the forest straight up cranking it, and by it, well, letr just say..
my radiophonis
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There's a guy in our bike club that always rides with music playing via a bluetooth speaker mounted on his handlebars.
I understand where he's coming from - when I ride indoor, I always have music going. I'd understand playing music while riding solo outside, even though I don't do it. I'm mostly okay with his playlist, too.
But to play music while riding with a bunch of other people? Are they not interesting enough for him? It's hard enough to hear each other if we want to chat without music playing. And if someone calls out a safety item (car back, hole, debris, etc.) he and others near him are less likely to hear the call, so there's a potential effect on safety as well.
Fortunately, I've gotten fast enough that he's never in my ride group any more.
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I feel this same way about people who blast music from their motorcycle. I ride a Harley, too. It's fun, and I get it, music enhances the experience.
You don't want to hear my music, so I wear earbuds. I don't want to hear your shitty butt rock, so please do the same.
Same with folks who straight pipe their exhausts, or get the crappy sounding aftermarket exhausts. I hate it, but smile at both, knowing they're slowly going deaf.
For those who don't know how loud things are on a motorcycle (before adding in music loud enough to be heard over wind noise) even when in a full face helmet. That was just a decent quality blurb about it. There are better quality tests of sound levels inside helmets if you want to find them.
but I would walk, 500 miles, just to hear your, bluetooth stereo.
I don't want to hear any music while I'm cycling or walking. I want to hear the birds chirping and the trees and brush moving in the wind. It's one of the best things about being outside. Unplugging and just enjoying nature.
Where is 50 hours relaxing nature forest sounds
50 hours of ~~relaxing nature forest sounds~~ animals trying to get other animals to fuck them
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