Bronzat: The actual sounds that you are hearing is disturbing your sleep, and there's a phenomenon n psychology called learned helplessness. It means, no matter how i try, i can't stop it. And that is also costly to one's health. So if you ask me, do the companies that produce the noise through their products, through their activities, are they holding the upper hand? Yes, but we're paying for it.
The pandemic provided city dwellers with a break from the din of the modern world. Now the noise is coming back. What does that mean for our productivity, health, and basic sanity?