Selfish

In the good old days noisy music festivals made sense, because technology was not what it is today. There was no choice but to build huge speaker stacks with huge amounts of power, to deafen an entire crowd of festival goers. It was also a different age, where attitudes to noise pollution were different. In the 21st century, as people are crammed closer and closer together in villages, towns and cities, so the need to control noise pollution should increase.

First things First, I have had a lot of fun at festivals, and I have volunteered for a few. What I object to is the noise pollution. In the 21st century we could avoid that noise pollution, so we should. And now for the rant, now that I have told you I like festivals, when they don’t get in the way of other peoples’ desire for silence, for sleep. As I write this I am in a sleep deprived state because I was unable to sleep according to my circadian rhythm due to a music festival.