Pervasive low-volume informational chatter constitutes a hostile noise distinct from loud sound
Evidence
For another form of hostile sound exists, the volume of which is not necessarily high, but that is pervasive as household dust. It is the noise of useless information. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 439
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 439
- XREF: connects to: Constant information overload structurally undermines the capacity for independent thought — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 453; The desire for silence outlasts and exceeds mere relief from noise fatigue — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 211; Extreme battlefield noise can annihilate thought and reduce a person to helpless reflex — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 424 (+10 more)
Library Connections
- Extreme battlefield noise can annihilate thought and reduce a person to helpless reflex
#exemplifies(0.80) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 424
Broader Connections
- Ordinary daily urban ambient noise levels correlate with heart disease risk
#corroborates(0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 185 - The unattainable ideal of absolute silence is necessary to resist noise’s control
#expands(0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 616 - Certain low-frequency sounds can resonate with body organs and cause physical harm
#corroborates(0.70) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 45