• SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net
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    21 hours ago

    I don’t do background noise. I exist in a state of silence most of the time.

    Not because I need it that way, but because I literally don’t notice when something is on so why waste the electricity. If I do notice, I’m definitely not doing whatever I’m supposed to be doing…

    But this, very importantly, only applies when I get to choose the noise. If someone is forcing noise on me (like my former manager who used to sing at her fucking desk) its incredibly distracting. Always.

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      20 hours ago

      It’s all fun and games until you get even mild tinnitus and need some sound to not constantly hear iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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        20 hours ago

        I guess I lump that in with sounds I ignore. I’ve had it for a loooong time, and it doesn’t bother me until I think about it (so you know, thanks… 😑😜)

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          19 hours ago

          For me it’s only easy to ignore if there is some background sound. By that I mean the most basics like the fans on a computer or just the wind outside. Or the echo of the room itself.

          The problem is that I like to use over-the-ear closed headphones that block out most noise. So as soon as I stop playing anything, it becomes very obvious.

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      19 hours ago

      Yep. Any external noise can be a big distractor.

      Now make that noise repetitive, or something like the sound of someone eating, and it can send you though the roof.