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Are You Watching Reels or Creating Noise Pollution?



Something as common and addictive as reels can be a source of noise pollution. I have been witnessing that for few months that almost everyone on their phones are doom scrolling and watching reels without using headphones and that has given me some food for thought. As I used to do that though occasionally as I am headset user and I usually have them by my side and also why would I tell anyone about the things I am interested in. Anyhow the point is , few days back I was trying to read a book , now when I am reading and I am sure you will relate to that I want pin drop silence. If not pin drop then without the trending songs and edit videos. I could not concentrate properly and it is not just about one person then same thing happened when I was trying to read a newspaper and the reels would not stop. Now I do not understand one thing that these people do not carry their headphones and they appear to be doing their own thing and being in their own world yet they are destroying my moments of peace. Now let me take you back to what I read about In my law course What rights are ? if you talk about individual rights then you can enjoy as much as you want but if your enjoyment is hurting some else's peace you are violating their right. In short, my rights are being violated though it is not easy to start such discussions on topic as trivial yet important as this one , when the society has far bigger menaces to clean up first. Though people should be mindful of their actions like these as what might be leisurely activity for you could be noise pollution for someone else. You carry your phone everywhere with you and you are spreading it everywhere. Whether you are at queue waiting for your turn to collect your food or pay the bill or are you waiting for your bus to arrive. Phones are with us almost all the time and reel addicts(non head set users)would keep on polluting the environment with noise. You can have your phone that is your right, you can watch reels that is your choice but if your choice of using the right is disturbing me then you need to change the way you use your right. It might not even sound important to many but it is extremely essential as it take a lot to try to read when you can doom scroll the entire day. No you cannot read when some crazy song is being played in the background , the characters of my book are stuck and they can't find where to place themselves in my brain and they get distracted by the noise pollution and now they are dancing on some new hook step of a song. It disrupts the thought pattern. Well, after all this blabbering all I wanted to say was be nice to the people around especially If you see someone reading a book, newspaper or doing something important then mind using the headset and if you do not have that mind changing the place. It is not just your world , you share it with others too , so be kind and mindful of others before someone sues you over watching a new hook step.

Now after this really intense thoughts , I wish you a day filled with peace with reel's noise pollution. May your day be filled with smiles and giggles.

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