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What does it mean?
Worries about new ambient distractions created by tech or media.
In plain terms
Someone might invent a worse background noise than Muzak.
What can you take from it?
New distractions often replace old ones.

Where it applies

  • public spaces
  • digital life
  • consumerism

Putting it to work

  • seek silence
  • critique trends

Questions to consider

  • What new distractions annoy you?
  • Why do we fill silence?

Another view

It assumes all ambient sound is negative.

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