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Noise is worsening everywhere. Gas stations and checkout queues have obnoxious ads. workplaces are built out of concrete warehouses, with open floorplans, so e
by tonymet 8y ago
Noise is worsening everywhere. Gas stations and checkout queues have obnoxious ads. workplaces are built out of concrete warehouses, with open floorplans, so even a quiet conversation turns into a raucous. If sugar was the new smoking then noise is the new sugar.
do what I do and keep earplugs around your neck wherever you go. they're more effective at reducing anxiety than any other remedy
- BurningFrog 8y agoI wouldn't trust my ears on this. Aging ears will tell you the world sounds worse each year.
- jimmaswell 8y agoShouldn't aging ears make the world quieter over time?
- BurningFrog 8y agoIf you're lucky... But think tinnitus and inability to filter out background noise is often the worse of it. I'll admit to not have any deep knowledge. I do remain firmly opposed to determining noise trend in society based on sampling your own aging ears!
- criddell 8y agoI think he's talking about things like video screens on gas pumps that play a sports highlight, then an ad at a very loud volume.