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Secondhand smoke is toxic and physically damages your body and enters your bloodstream.

Someone playing music is annoying and does not physically harm you in any way.

These are not remotely the same thing. There is a clear bright line between them.



Unwanted noise affect stress level which has an impact in health.

It is not just harmless annoyance and not everyone is equal in that regard.


C'mon now.

"<insert literally anything you feel like> affect stress level which has an impact in health [so do what I want]"

What _can't_ you use that argument for?


It stresses me out and distracts me from what I'm doing. You have no right to do that and I will ruin your day if you try.


As long as I'm within the restrictions of any ordinance regarding noise level/place/time of day, I have no obligation to be silent in public places.

You don't have a right to freedom from annoyances, within reason.


That's why the person wrote the app in the link of this thread. So that when you annoy us, we'll echo it back in your face at full volume. And you have no right to complain since you just approved not being free from us doing this to you.


Intent matters.


Someone playing music is annoying and does not physically harm you in any way.

Tell that to someone wearing hearing aids or implants. I'm fairly sure, they feel differently.




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