#soundproofing

Soundproofing conceals that which occurs beyond.

Midjourney prompt: dark, minimalist room with textured walls featuring an abstract geometric pattern of interlocking rectangular, room is illuminated by a cool-toned light, mysterious, and introspective, focal, three-dimensional statement on the wall that reads, SUBJECTIVE --v 6.1

more info: i live in a relatively quiet house and area but am still struggling every single day to cope with noise. the sounds of my family slamming doors and cabinets, moving around plates and utensils in the kitchen, and even the click of the mechanisms any time a door is opened in my house are SO incredibly loud to me that it is startling and physically painful every time. i am usually in my room with the door closed and fan on at all times and everything is STILL so loud. i have to sleep with earplugs in even though it hurts my ears because every sound wakes me up, and even with them in i can’t sleep if someone is using the washing machine or other devices in the house. i bought expensive noise-cancelling earphones which do help, but even with them on the noises are loud. more people are home right now for thanksgiving and i don’t know how i’m going to deal with it without melting down completely.

Noise Is All around Us—and It’s Affecting You More than You Think

During the pandemic, our noise levels dropped and the world changed. Should we fight for more quiet?

Oiamo would certainly welcome meaningful policy change at whatever level, but more than that, he would like us to think about city soundscapes differently. “It’s not just about reducing noise but also recognizing that sound is a really important part of human experience. We care a lot about things looking nice. Why don’t we care about things sounding nice?”

Read more at thewalrus.ca.

I told him only a Sith deals in absolutes.