[ryukafalz]

> Silent discos result in a total inability to talk to one another.

This largely depends on the headphones used. I can listen to ambient music on my bone conduction headphones while holding a conversation just fine. I might have to lower the volume to hear people around me well, but at least I can lower the volume.

I’m surprised that after all this time there isn’t really a standard for synchronizing music playback between a large number of nearby smartphones.