Dot.@feddit.org to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 hours agoCory hot take.feddit.orgimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1594file-text
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minus-squaredrosophilalinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 hours ago90% of the things they named weren’t cars but in practice if you actually compare cities with tons of cars vs ones with few you’ll find that removing cars removes 90% of the noise. Though It may be that not being bombarded with car noise makes people quieter as well (like how being in a loud crowd makes you want to speak up as well).
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoIf a city was too quiet I’d go from being annoyed at all the noise to being paranoid that I’ll be the one being too loud.
90% of the things they named weren’t cars but in practice if you actually compare cities with tons of cars vs ones with few you’ll find that removing cars removes 90% of the noise.
Though It may be that not being bombarded with car noise makes people quieter as well (like how being in a loud crowd makes you want to speak up as well).
If a city was too quiet I’d go from being annoyed at all the noise to being paranoid that I’ll be the one being too loud.