You ever sat on a bus, trying to zone out, sip your coffee, and maybe pretend you’re not spiraling existentially into the Monday void—only to have some inconsiderate entropy gremlin crank up their tinny phone speakers like they’re DJ’ing the apocalypse? Yeah. Me too. And enough is enough.
So here comes the proposal: no more public transport DJ sets. Finally. The universe—or at least Parliament—is aligning on one small sliver of sanity. A ban on loud music and video on public transport in England. Fines up to a thousand quid. Good. Make it sting.
But let’s not stop at music and memes. Oh no. If we’re gonna reclaim the sanctity of communal silence, let’s go full spectrum: ban all loudspeaker usage. Yes, that includes loudspeaker phone calls. Especially them. No one needs to hear both sides of a badly enunciated breakup while trapped on the 8:15 train to Soul-Crushing Corporate Wasteland.
“Oh but I forgot my headphones,” you say? Not my problem. You can get a pair of earbuds for less than the price of your overpriced oat milk latte. Pound shops exist. Gas stations sell them. There are probably some stuck in the seat cushions next to you. We live in the year 2025—not the Stone Age.
Public transport isn’t your private living room. It’s a shared space. A compromise cube. The one place where the least you can do is not force your audio choices into the skulls of innocent bystanders.
And let’s get something straight: for many people with neurodivergent conditions—autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorders, and more—random, intrusive noise isn’t just annoying. It’s painful. It’s exhausting. It’s a full-on sensory assault. That mindless TikTok blast or one-sided phone rant can turn a simple journey into a meltdown minefield. So when you choose to go loud, you’re not just being rude—you’re being ableist.
So here’s the deal: enforce the fines, expand the scope, and broadcast the message—quiet is a right. If your conversation or playlist is so important that it needs to be heard by strangers, maybe you’re not the misunderstood genius you think you are. Maybe you’re just rude.
Let’s reclaim our buses. Our trains. Our sanity. One pair of earbuds at a time.
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