We have to stop treating noise as a mere annoyance or as something that "Karens" bitch about because of their priviledge.
It's polution, a health issue, something that ruins quality of life, and for people with certain health issues can be a chronic problem. It prevents people from sleeping, focusing, lowers productivity, make people "dumber", you name it.
In a lot of ways, the impact of noise can be similar to that of lead pipes. And we act like we can just tell people to deal with it, and that white noise machines and earplugs (hello ear infections!) are a solution (spoiler. I use both and it barely makes a dent in the noise sometimes).
We have to stop treating noise as a mere annoyance or as something that "Karens" bitch about because of their priviledge.
It's polution, a health issue, something that ruins quality of life, and for people with certain health issues can be a chronic problem. It prevents people from sleeping, focusing, lowers productivity, make people "dumber", you name it.
In a lot of ways, the impact of noise can be similar to that of lead pipes. And we act like we can just tell people to deal with it, and that white noise machines and earplugs (hello ear infections!) are a solution (spoiler. I use both and it barely makes a dent in the noise sometimes).