No snorer deprives a roomful of people from sleep
I wouldn't be so sure of yourself there, Doug.
I've experienced that more than once.
Rather, there are a few vocal proponents who seem to think that it is a good idea to banish snorers for their own comfort with little consideration for the wider ramifications for that.
You seem to be one of the more vocal people here,
@dougfitz, and my impression is that you're still lugging around a grievance about how you've been treated.
Wrap as many fancy words and concepts around all of this as you like, there's no getting away from a disparity of negative effects of Olympic snoring:
- If by voluntarily taking a single room , the snoret DOESN'T deprive 8 other equally exhausted people of sleep, everybody wins. Noone is annoyed, everyone gets rest.
- OTOH, If someone who can afford a single room insists on sleeping in a dorm anyway when other options are available, potentially everyone else is deprived of sleep - one snorer wins, and 4/8/10...however many others are in the room lose. Which may explain the pushback you got, Doug.
Of course nobody decides to snore.
But as some on this thread have already said - if someone knows they snore loudly, and can afford it, choosing a solo sleeping space makes everyone happy. It's not 'banishment,' it's simply thinking of others. It goes without saying that needs to go oth ways, but it may not have occurred to you that thinking of others can be a deeply joyful thing.
those who achieve any benefit from separating themselves from the snorers ought to be the ones that pay for this. It is not a privilege owed to them in albergue dormitory rooms, but one they should pay for by using a private room.
Who pays for that seems to be the nub of the issue for you, Doug. What's wrong with magnanimity, if it's possible and affordable? If not it's a moot point.
There's such a thing as community spirit (which is what willingly - perhaps happily - engages in altrusm so that many others are comfortable) versus rigid individualism (which is what resents paying so that many others are comfortable). To be truthful, I have found the community-minded side to be a much happier place to live from.