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> As far as tasks go making the world quiet is probably more difficult than adapting your home to be a more sound proof and climate controlled.

I mean, probably not, since other countries have greatly reduced the problem without much issue.

> My advice here is the only one actually guaranteed to improve the problem. It also costs less than bribing politicians to passing a law for you or inventing bespoke technology and deploying it to the sides of every road.

No one is denying the existence of bandaids solutions, but that doesn't mean we should stop at bandaid solutions. Frankly this sounds like libertarian ideology. We don't just let people do bad things because we can choose to insulate ourselves in a fortress, instead we focus on fixing society first and plan to one day remove the bandaid.




Well enjoy the noise and the heatwaves until the government gets around to resolving the problem for you.


The government is us.


Again, way too libertarian for me. I think we should work to improve society, but that's just me




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