In today's Ask Amy column, Amy Dickinson responds to someone who is annoyed by constant noise pollution.
I live in Colorado and have young children at home, as well as a job where I am constantly bombarded by sound.
Why do people seem not to notice or care that those around them may not wish to listen to their choice of music?I wish I could ask people to use headphones when they are alone, or at least turn down the sound so it is mostly heard by a group in a small vicinity, not everyone around them. Back in the boombox days, cities started enacting and enforcing noise ordinances . That, and the rise of the Walkman, seemed to finally bring on the sounds of silence.
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