I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
About this quote
- 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
Putting it to work
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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