tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800316528417070757.post4427403080177560115..comments2023-04-28T22:14:09.751+01:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Remember that Inheritance is a MetaphorJohn Lawrence Aspdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587130870181071109noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800316528417070757.post-53719590072185631752010-08-21T15:17:08.254+01:002010-08-21T15:17:08.254+01:00Your counter-strike example is illuminating. To tu...Your counter-strike example is illuminating. To turn on the TV or radio while another is playing in the same room would universally be acknowledged as controversial - and likely to result in some fist-to-mouth resuscitation given the right conditions. In a shared space, a 'TV not radio', or 'R5 not R4' desire on the part of the newcomer would generally be subject to negotiation with the incumbent - amongst reasonable people. However I suspect silence is percieved as void available to fill, rather than a soundtrack in its own right. The fact that society creates shared places where silence is the rule (e.g.a library) suggests that there is some justification for seeing it this way. Also, silence is an easily disrupted, high maintenance state. Perhaps it is unreasonable to expect it to be maintained in a shared space not intended for that purpose. It's too demanding. On a more practical level, the digital bird song channel could have been the answer to your situation - this would have at least prompted the negotiation - but I think it's no longer broadcast. I have similar issues at work. The democratisation of the workspace means no-one has their own desk yet alone an office, and the place is full of people 'broadcasting'. Furthermore, the workplace library went years ago. I generally resort to headphones - or work from home..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800316528417070757.post-85907840230468051782010-08-21T11:30:24.002+01:002010-08-21T11:30:24.002+01:00Got quite long. Added as footnote instead.Got quite long. Added as footnote instead.John Lawrence Aspdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587130870181071109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800316528417070757.post-68883793770493939982010-08-21T10:23:24.116+01:002010-08-21T10:23:24.116+01:00Excellent point. Will address in main article.Excellent point. Will address in main article.John Lawrence Aspdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587130870181071109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800316528417070757.post-41253590066309597762010-08-20T13:39:58.867+01:002010-08-20T13:39:58.867+01:00I appreciate that this is at a tangent to your mai...I appreciate that this is at a tangent to your main theme, however you haven't described the nature of the space in which you were reading when the girl turned on the radio. Is it your personal space or a shared space? Are you able to claim it as yours by virtue of being there first? The rules - and the extent to which you are entitled to be furious - will vary with the context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com