Sometimes flying over the eastern seaboard, while monitoring 121.5/guard, I have to turn it off because regularly controllers are saying "...aircraft operating on the XYZ 300 degree radial at 15 miles, you are x miles from the prohibited area suggest immediate turn...(etc)"
Like the government wants us to always monitor 121.5 but that just means that the frequency is diluted with guys trying to cal ramp control on the wrong radio, calling ATC, having an idle conversation, etc.
Ahh mandates.