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Are we disconnecting by plugging in?
By admin | March 15, 2007
Our MP3 player is the walkman of the 21st century and nearly as common as to have a cell phone. Everyone has one and everyone uses them; especially in crowded places like the subway, shops or elevators.
Would you start singing in the middle of the elevator amidst 10 other people you never saw? Would you be embarrased or just not give a damn? It seems that, like with cameras where people feel anonymous behind their lenses, these gadgets have some sort of magic power granting the user invisability. Hence the noise pollution bestowed upon others is not a bother for the user at all. They’re invisable, non-existent.
The best part of this public annoyance; trying to ask some one if they could turn the sound down a bit so you don’t have to listen to their favorite song while your trying to read your newspaper or even have a conversation with someone else.
You will most likely be told to mind your own business or they will simply ignore you, which they can since your invisable.
People just like the rest of us but once plugged in they will shut you out.
It seems technical and human evolution don’t go hand in hand on every occasion.
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March 25th, 2007 at 2:29 am
Noise Pollution…
Some portions of this article sounds interesting. May be you have some links where I could read more about this topic?…