Weird And Oddly Specific Playlists

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?

4'33" by John Cage would be an acceptable addition to this playlist.

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 an asshole" by Dennis Leary.

They should have uploaded their own 8 hour silence track and gotten some Spotify revenue out of the stunt.

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.

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.

The actual playlist is as horrible as I imagined.

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.

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.

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.

Where is 50 hours relaxing nature forest sounds

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.

If I am going to the boonies, I'd rather have an AM radio only for news and weather updates.

the problem isn't listening to music on a speaker in public. The problem is that 99% of the people who do so put it on max volume all of the time.

If you're out in the middle of nowhere and there's no traffic noise to compete with, then 10% volume is probably louder than you need to hear it and also not bother others on the trail.

but I would walk, 500 miles, just to hear your, bluetooth stereo.

people who have bluetooth speakers that they use in public are just assholes that are begging for a confrontation but in reality are people who have never been smacked in the mouth before.

They REALLY want you to say something to them.