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Delayed audio & speech jamming

• App plays ambient audio back with ~2s delay; many think effective jamming happens at a few hundred ms instead (“Delayed Auditory Feedback”).
• People recall VR VoIP tests, phone network echoes, and mic‑test sites where even short delays make speaking or playing music very difficult.
• Some note paradox: similar tech at shorter delay can help certain stutterers, but at longer delay it “short-circuits” fluent speakers.

Prior art and related gadgets

• Comparisons to the Japanese “speech jamming gun” and Ig Nobel–winning work are frequent.
• Thread links to older “speech jammer” devices, Bob Widlar’s “hassler” circuit, and museum exhibits using DAF.
• Many analogies to TV-B-Gone, Flipper Zero IR apps, hacked remotes, and other small “spite tools” for silencing TVs or toys.

Noise, courtesy, and “rights” in public

• Big divide: some say people have a broad right to make noise in public and society is becoming too intolerant; others see rampant inconsiderate behavior (TikToks in airports, TVs in cafes, loud music on transit).
• Arguments over whether “rights” framing makes sense vs. simple courtesy and shared norms.
• Repeated complaints about loud cafés, restaurants, and urban sound design; some blame deliberate turnover-maximizing design, others ignorance of acoustics.

Confrontation vs passive-aggressive tech

• One camp: just politely ask people to turn it down; many report high success rates when phrasing is respectful.
• Another camp cites assaults or threats when doing so, especially in certain cities or with status‑seeking “tough” demographics; they see tools like this as safer or at least less directly confrontational.
• Critics call the app childish, passive‑aggressive, and likely to escalate; some suspect it’s more “revenge fantasy” than something people will actually run next to a stranger.
• Several point out the irony that using this in someone’s face probably requires more courage than a simple “could you turn that down?”

Culture, class, and safety

• Comments suggest norms differ sharply by country and city: in some places people routinely correct others; in others you “mind your own business” unless behavior is extreme.
• Specific note on Bombay/India: older higher‑status people allegedly go unchallenged; younger people seen as more egalitarian and inventive.
• Recurrent concern that using this (or any antagonistic tactic) on the wrong person—e.g., on US transit—could realistically lead to violence.

Nature, hiking speakers, and headphones

• Long subthread on people hiking or biking with Bluetooth speakers: many see it as pure noise pollution; others defend it (comfort, safety in bear country, loneliness, disliking earbuds).
• Disagreement over “you do you” vs. “your freedom stops where mine starts” in shared outdoor spaces; some advocate shaming or direct conversations.
• Discussion of alternatives: open‑ear and bone‑conduction headphones, transparency modes, cheap wired headphones; counter‑arguments about comfort, cost, and situational awareness.

Other anti‑noise tactics & jammers

• Stories of muting TVs via IR remotes, playing multiple obnoxious tracks at once, or loudly joining strangers’ speakerphone calls to make them stop.
• Mentions of Bluetooth and cell jammers and Wi‑Fi deauth tools, with explicit acknowledgment these are illegal in many jurisdictions and carry serious penalties.

AI and “vibe-coded” micro‑apps

• Some see this 12‑line, AI‑generated web app as a neat illustration of how trivial tools can be one‑shot with an LLM.
• Others mock it as “theatrical programming” and “vibe‑coded slop” whose main function is to support a social‑media anecdote rather than solve a real problem.