Yea at work there was talk of installing an ambient noise machine in the new office because the “silence was too stifling”. I have no idea what that meant then

Yea at work there was talk of installing an ambient noise machine in the new office because the “silence was too stifling”. I have no idea what that meant then, nor do I now. I found the new larger space with ~5 people scattered around absolutely heavenly to work in.