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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

For those complaining about noise in apartments: in my experience apartment dwellers are quite considerate and when living in an apartment I never had any major noise problems.

Now that I live in a single home let me tell you about the noise of neighbours mowing their lawns, constant noisy renovations etc. and in general a lot more car noise.

Quite honestly, it was more quiet in the apartments that I lived before.

Edit: and besides, I think people are confusing apartments with the real cause: housing areas with low socio-economic status tend to be more noisy. Correlation is not causation and all that...

[–] Liz@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago

People are down voting you but I've had the same experience. The apartments I've lived in were very quiet. The suburban home I live in now is within earshot of lawn care daily. I literally never leave my land, when I say daily I actually do man daily.

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[–] capital@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only if the apartment has very strict noise and smoking rules that are actually enforced.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Noise separation is pretty easy to design into a building. Air separation is possible but would require design that no one bothers with, as far as I know.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Noise separation is pretty easy to design into a building.

I wonder why more don't do it then.

I would be very interested (and I assume I'm not the only one) in a condo + association which advertises strong noise controls. HOA's always seem to concentrate on the wrong things IMO.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Had an apartment. Guy's girlfriend upstairs smoked. His apartment caught on fire when she fell asleep smoking in bed. Guess where the water goes when the fire department put out the fire. And that's not just water, it's water mixed with toxic soot. No more apartment.

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[–] TauriWarrior@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

When we lived in an apartment someone set off the fire alarm several times a week, sometimes at 3am which is a shitty way and time to awaken. Never want to live in one again

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Density zoning is the source of the housing crisis.

People think it's market forces that have created the housing crisis, but it is exactly the opposite: government ha been artificially restricting supply for decades.

There are so many places where 100 units is a more profitable use of land than 10 units, but it's prevented by density zoning.

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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How about quadplexes? 50% of island used.

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Really good framing of it

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

As long as I can live in a hollow under a tree far away from the apartment building, okay.

But if not then I’ll just walk into the ocean because that’s still too damn many people.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Everyone is going to need to agree on a noise level

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I wish somewhere like this actually existed because I would move there instantly.

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