One of mine would yell at me if the lights were on after midnight. So I'd turn them off to make him happy, then turn them back on again 15 minutes later.
Reminds me of that parable of that person who was feeding a bird outside their office window every day, and although they didn't know it, they themselves were benefiting from opening the window and getting fresh air. Like, maybe the human who made this post would have gone part deaf if he'd left the TV on so loud.
One of mine would yell at me if the lights were on after midnight. So I'd turn them off to make him happy, then turn them back on again 15 minutes later.
"MEOW!!!"
"Go to bed, you've got a big day tomorrow. By which I mean I'm gonna wake you up at 5am for no particular reason."