unfortunately it’s a lot of the latter in my case. however, i’d point out that lifting the noise floor, as road noise does, contributes to lifetime hearing los

unfortunately it’s a lot of the latter in my case. however, i’d point out that lifting the noise floor, as road noise does, contributes to lifetime hearing loss, as we make everything else louder (it also negatively affects attention, concentration, stress and anxiety in subtle but meaningful ways). it’s the kind of long, low externalized cost that our short-term-oriented brains tend to evaluate and address poorly.