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Was thinking the same thing. IMHO when you’re walking (as opposed to jogging) is when you’re most interested in natural/environmental sounds. There’s also the

• mrec 6y ago
  I'm not even particularly interested in environmental sounds, just turning off the cognitive input for a bit to let the stuff that's already there shake down.
• Dirlewanger 6y ago
  It's not an argument, it's someone's thoughts on an observation he had. Why does HN always do this? They'll see that the article is an opinion piece and instantly go on the defensive. Inferiority complex maybe?
  • SilasX 6y ago
    It’s the framing of “it’s okay to ...” that bothers me. I mean, who says it isn’t? I wouldn’t have that issue if the title were “why you should ...” Edit: furthermore, there were times and places where “just taking a walk” was taboo. (See the Ray Bradbury short story [1] or the Mad Men episode where they freak out at the woman who says she does it.) So I chafe at the false implication that we’re in such an era, if the author isn’t going to back up such a claim. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pedestrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pedestrian
  • chrisseaton 6y ago
    'It's ok to' doesn't make any sense unless it's a response to someone saying 'it's not ok to'.