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But the most significant change in modern science is not just about the amount of noise, but how we experience it. Noise is no longer understood solely as a problem that affects hearing, it is also recognised as a systemic environmental pollutant. Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution.

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[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I’ve had seedlings of this idea earlier this year so I’m happy to see this. It’s my fault for letting it rile me up so much, but neighborhood security cameras that make fuckass noises or yell “HI UR ON CAMERA” anger me to a likely unhealthy degree. They take a peaceful enough morning dog walk through a relatively low traffic noise neighborhood and shatter my peace of mind absorbing what little nature sounds I can. I’ve already made peace with myself that everyone now is too big a paranoid piss baby that they have to have their doorbell cams and other cams hoovering up my image into the panopticon against my will and consent. But then to have them fucking talk at me is beyond the pale.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

neighborhood security cameras that make fuckass noises or yell “HI UR ON CAMERA”

Those exist??

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

One of my old neighbors had one. I would walk by it every day walking to the bus stop, I started flipping it off. So fucking annoying.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

I'd bring an air horn with me

I'm so tired of assholes just ruining things for others, if it's going to happen to me then we're all going down, fuckers. I'm not going to just tolerate the bullshit and abuse anymore

like LED headlights. if I can't see, my LED high beams are turning on so that you can't see either. I didn't start this, you did. sorry to the people behind the offending driver that I am possibly affecting but can't even see. that asshole driver will just keep doing the same thing if they don't feel any consequences.

[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They're popular in my country. The camera swivels to follow you as you pass, and when someone walks by it screams over and over

YOU ARE UNDER SURVEILLANCE

...which is doubly insane because only like 10% of the population understand English in this country