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Classical Music Cudgel Torments the Homeless
Liberty Nation News ^ | January 21, 2023 8:59 am | Sarah Cowgill

Posted on 01/25/2023 2:16:55 PM PST by Olog-hai

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has discovered that homeless people don’t like opera and classical music blaring in their ears as they beg for money, do drugs, or harass the locals. The practice launched in Canada and then San Francisco and several beach locales in Florida followed suit. Now, it’s a mainstream solution for business owners struggling to cope in certain neighborhoods. The immediate problem is that a whole lot of customers who buy Twinkies, lottery tickets, and slushies don’t much like that style of music either. Therein lies the rub.

“Studies have shown that the classical music is annoying. Opera is annoying, and I’m assuming they are correct because it’s working,” said franchise owner Jagat Patel of Austin, TX. Patel has had several complaints about the volume but noted that no police have shown up to tell him to turn it down.

Never underestimate the ingenuity of the capitalist mind: Exploiting a disdain for some music genres, 7-Elevens across the country are practicing this effective dispersal of the homeless — especially in Texas, where people tend to handle their problems without much permission from any government agency. So leave it to the Lone Star folks to use the aggressive and tinny tones of some pieces — like a scherzo from Schubert — to drive the unwashed masses to, say, a local Circle K store playing Barry Manilow’s greatest hits. […]

Neurologists have long touted the benefits of music on the brain. When hearing a pleasant sound, dopamine is released, and mood is enhanced. Everyone knows this. The opposite is also true: Classical music is not everyone’s cup of tea, and when exposed to it, a lot of people avoid souring their pleasure centers by skedaddling. Genius. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: classicalmusic
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To: EvilCapitalist

Yes - she is phenomenal, I did not know about her. My radio consists of Sirius XM classical music only. No news. I get my news here. No TV. I do not let those Marxists in my house. I read books.

I honestly had no idea that homeless and indigenous utes have an aversion to classical music. Good to know.


21 posted on 01/25/2023 2:42:18 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Three words: “What’s Opera, Doc?”

Only Wagner I like.


22 posted on 01/25/2023 2:42:26 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Olog-hai

I’ll take Pavarotti over Manilow any day!


23 posted on 01/25/2023 2:45:57 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: FlyingEagle

Glad I could introduce someone else to Patricia Janeckova.


24 posted on 01/25/2023 2:47:00 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: Olog-hai

Studies have shown that customers linger longer in stores that play classical music but leave quicker when they blast rock ‘n roll.


25 posted on 01/25/2023 2:48:35 PM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Olog-hai

Classical music is unpleasant?

Really?

Only th ignorant would say that


26 posted on 01/25/2023 2:48:38 PM PST by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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To: Angelino97

And...?


27 posted on 01/25/2023 2:49:21 PM PST by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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To: Chickensoup

Try the link at post 11.


28 posted on 01/25/2023 2:50:15 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: FlyingEagle; EvilCapitalist

Ten months ago, she announced a breast cancer diagnosis. Her ewetewb channel has been silent since.

I pray for her recovery.


29 posted on 01/25/2023 2:50:38 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: P.O.E.

Depends where you are.


30 posted on 01/25/2023 2:51:01 PM PST by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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To: NorthMountain

Yes, I heard about that. I also pray she makes a full recovery.


31 posted on 01/25/2023 2:51:55 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: Olog-hai

I credit Looney Tunes for my appreciation of opera.

Oh, Bwunhilda you’re so wovewy!


32 posted on 01/25/2023 2:53:12 PM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: nuconvert

Pavarotti’s Nessum Dorma is one of my favorites.

Got to see The Three Tenors about 30 years ago. Fantastic!


33 posted on 01/25/2023 2:57:28 PM PST by lizma2
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To: Olog-hai

One would think with tech these days the music could switch back and forth easily. Homeless around.....cue Beethoven....Homeless gone and separation large enough return to the usual muzak.


34 posted on 01/25/2023 2:57:37 PM PST by xp38
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To: NorthMountain

Oh no. Prayers up. I am a stage 3 cancer survivor - 15+ years, and my wife also 13+ years. We know the battle. Watch for the miracles.


35 posted on 01/25/2023 2:59:31 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: Olog-hai

I love classical music. Used to play it in high school band and college.I would rather listen to classical than just about anything else.
7-11 should play Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and turn up the volume all the way when the cannons start!
They’ll never come back.


36 posted on 01/25/2023 3:00:20 PM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: telescope115

I wish that would be played in stores on Independence Day.


37 posted on 01/25/2023 3:01:54 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: EvilCapitalist

Nice. Very nice.

Strauss is such a joyful composer and she is extremely talented.


38 posted on 01/25/2023 3:02:10 PM PST by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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To: Olog-hai

I think I really like classical music because it is so like Math.

Probably classical music is also too “white” and “cisheteropatriarchal” for its adversaries.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4126030/posts


39 posted on 01/25/2023 3:04:52 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: lizma2

I passed up a chance to see Pavarotti back in the ‘80s - BiG mistake


40 posted on 01/25/2023 3:05:51 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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