I hear you, we have similar issues here. There was a fascinating article about complexity in music published relatively recently. It analysed the music that made it into the sales charts since the inception of said charts and found that there was a peak in complexity and diversity in the late 60’s.
Since that time it has been gradually down hill. One of the bits that stuck with me was that there are two people who have written a massive proportion of top twenty hits in recent years. All this so-called music is essentially almost identical and utilises the same motifs, one, which was labelled “the millennial whoop” appeared in all the songs.
The article explains that this assemblage of noise isn’t inherently likeable. The initial reaction to this stuff was tested on people and a huge proportion said they didn’t want to hear it again. However, the marketing strategy employed by the labels saturates all the media from YouTube to local radio along with every venue music “buyers” visit from shops to public spaces with the junk. The sound is often played at lower volumes but when people hear it repeatedly they get brainwashed into a pleasant association which, in a more uncertain world, makes them latch onto it.
With regard to idiots in cars, the solution to morons is common action. Most people don’t like being assaulted by their antics. If you and your neighbours take down number plates and report idiots to the authorities they’ll find something else to do rather than harass people in your area. Sometimes it can take letters to local mp’s and multiple reports.
I’ve had very frustrating experiences with hoons here, doof doof music, racing, burnouts the lot, all at ten times the frequency since the release from CoVid lockdowns. We have to feed our democracy with our interests.The business lobby eats up so much time with politicians that genuine concerns from voters seem to take a back seat.
