I was not in the forum as I was coughing and sniffing a lot (did not want to spread the virus). But I read Jacob's blog and I talked to some of them who went to the forum and got a small idea on what the forum was about.
Excessive volume levels are definitely a negative issue for both the listener and the "second hand listener." Like smoking and a second hand smoker, excessive volume levels expose "noise" to people who do not want to listen to the noise. I remember from my trip to Japan, where there are signs in the trains warning MP3 listener to turn the volume lower and a sentence saying, "No matter how beautiful the music you are listening to on your headphones, to all others it is just noise." House parties with loud music definitely is an annoyance to neigbours.
With the convenience of MP3, we also have lower listening quality. I think this is not so much of an issue. People who listen to MP3s can't avoid the lower quality but nevertheless, the convenience it provides is worth more than the reduction in quality it causes.
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