I’ve mentioned that I like to just sit back in my easy chair, put headphones on and just listen to music without doing anything else. People say this is weird and say they would fall asleep or go crazy from not doing anything. Am I weird for doing this?
I do it. I miss having linear, defined “playlists” we used to call listening to an album. So, duh, you can still do it. I play curated playlists when I’m driving. If something catches my attention, I go to that song’s album (please don’t be a single, please don’t be a single). If the album plays through well, I’ll probably give it a go at home.
Granted, sitting still is not my strong suit, so it’s not all that common. Video games are my main TV/couch thing if solo. I always have some other chore or project nagging me. But damn, is it relaxing to lightly hit a thc vape and play deadmau5
I like to play games while I listen to music
Sometimes but never in headphones. In the living room right in the stereo spot on the couch. Mostly I listen and do, but sometimes just listen.
Honestly, people judging how you consume anything is weird. Personally, i do the same as you, and i lay down to.listen to some music, and honestly, i’ve had the best musical experiences that way. Laid down, eyes closed. That way your imagination can go wild and sometimes (sometimes) cook you up some wild stuff xD But all in all? Extremely normal if you ask me.
I do the same, but with my turntable
Have to do something else. I mostly listen to new albums when doing cardio at the gym, or when playing multiplayer vidya.
All the time. Its wonderful.
I do it sometimes, but mainly for music I really enjoy or have a keen interest in. Technically I also did it for a music competition a few months ago but that probably doesn’t count…
There is research on this btw! I had to dig a bit, but this is a 2011 research article (might be paywalled, I can try & help if anyone is really interested in) on why people (psych undergrads, but still) listen to music. They identified 6 mostly independent factors, one of which (“personal identity”) may be more linked to ppl listening just for enjoyment; one of their experiments showed that 75.66% of participants listen to music as “background noise”. So music as primary activity is probably relatively uncommon (but not non-existent). Funnily enough I rarely use music as background distraction these days
I do, since I have a dedicated listening setup, always have, even in small apartments.
Sometimes I read while listening. Usually I’m more engaged in the music.
Having an engaging stereo setup definitely helps. Am i sitting doing nothing listening on crappy airpods? Definitely not.
Also people saying its werid must be zoomers or alphas. This is literally how we have enjoyed music for the past century. Do they know what a typewriter is? Or even a desktop computer nowadays I suppose. Man.
I wouldn’t say weird. You can enjoy your music however you want.
Personally i wouldn’t be able to do it, having ADHD and sitting still doesn’t really go together.
Same here. I think walking and listening to music also qualifies as “just listening to music” for me, and I find it quite easy and enjoyable. I don’t think the sitting part is all that important, only the “just listen to music” part.
Good point, yeah that i do regularly, though not with the explicit purpose of walking to listen to music. Generally just walking to somewhere and combining that with listening music.
I thought that’s exactly what we pretentious audiophiles do.
I mean, it wasnt uncommon that normal families just did this as well , thats why many of us always had good listening setups in the living room.
Now they are usually relegated to the basement and only listened to by crazy ol gramps.
I swear this is a reason for growing depression , among other things. Music is one of humanities strongest past times, and the majority of humans now dont give a shit and put it on as background noise with 0 care.
I blame parents.
I don’t appreciate being called out like this
I do. Hi, everybody!
Heeeeeeey
…you’ve made me realise I actually havent done this in so long
Yeah same. Time to grab the ole trusty Moody Blues
Does vaping weed count as “doing something else”?
“I’m gonna vape instead of drink and play the same games”
[cuuuuhhhhh]
reclines, opens music app
What about acid? 👀
Reserved for Tangerine Dream , Ozric Tentacles , and Pink Floyd
About as much as “sitting in a comfy chair”.
Converting ethanol into urea is one of my favorite activities
I “metaltate” several times a week. Dark room, closed eyes, focus on breathing, and headphones with black metal.
One of my earliest memories of listening to music was in exactly this style.
Our family inherited a mobile trailer that was parked in our front yard for a while. I was a young kid and would use the trailer as “my house”.
I distinctly remember plopping down a boombox on the “kitchen table”, which was just a fold out table with a chair on either side.
I popped in Dr. Dre’s Da Chronic into the cassette deck of the boombox and hit play. Listening to the whole album while sitting on the chair.
Fun times. Stop worrying about how other people consume entertainment and just do what feels good to you.
