I totally agree with so much of this. 💯 I also rarely listen to music, I have to be in a specific mood. And I use my AirPods to drown sounds out (mostly the kids, Mother of the Year 🙋🏻♀️). I love the Noizio app, which lets you concoct your own ideal white noise recipe blend (mine is blue whales plus rain). But also, this is why I find it so intrusive when people play their own noises on their phones out loud in public without headphones. Their own music, videos. I don’t understand when it became a socially accepted norm to just let fly with whatever sounds you want to impose on the neighbours in your train carriage or wherever. I yearn for the days when this was neither possible nor ok and realise this makes me sound like a grandma, but I’m ok with that. X
It is pretty incredible that you and several other people have approached me feeling the same way. We aren’t alone! My nephew has music on all the time. When he’s my passenger in the car I’m pretty sure he’s dying inside a little at the silence in the vehicle. Haha! We are def middle aged going on grandma status here. Whatever, grandmas are cool :)
I totally agree with so much of this. 💯 I also rarely listen to music, I have to be in a specific mood. And I use my AirPods to drown sounds out (mostly the kids, Mother of the Year 🙋🏻♀️). I love the Noizio app, which lets you concoct your own ideal white noise recipe blend (mine is blue whales plus rain). But also, this is why I find it so intrusive when people play their own noises on their phones out loud in public without headphones. Their own music, videos. I don’t understand when it became a socially accepted norm to just let fly with whatever sounds you want to impose on the neighbours in your train carriage or wherever. I yearn for the days when this was neither possible nor ok and realise this makes me sound like a grandma, but I’m ok with that. X
It is pretty incredible that you and several other people have approached me feeling the same way. We aren’t alone! My nephew has music on all the time. When he’s my passenger in the car I’m pretty sure he’s dying inside a little at the silence in the vehicle. Haha! We are def middle aged going on grandma status here. Whatever, grandmas are cool :)
No wonder more angsty when listening to Boyish ... horrible lyrics IMO
Hi Madelyne! Oh yes, angsty to the max. Have you read her book? Michelle Zauner is gifted with words.