• henfredemars@infosec.pub
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    3 months ago

    My wife absolutely cannot stand my desire to listen to the radio at barely audible volume. She said it’s nails on a chalkboard. It forces her brain to process that which cannot be processed at this volume.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Agreed. Words that you know you could understand but can’t because it’s just a little bit too quiet are just AHHH.

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          3 months ago

          Do you speak any languages she doesn’t? My husband needs to listen to audiobooks to sleep, but the only way I don’t try to focus on it is by having it in a language I can tune out.

          If it’s just audio for you, you might try it with a language you don’t speak

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      3 months ago

      Holy shit. I feel that pain. See also: the upstairs neighbor’s TV.

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      3 months ago

      yeah same here, that, people whispering, and someone attempting to talk to me when a loud noise is happening nearby drive me insane and make me want to throw chairs

    • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      i think its cool but also infuriating. because at super low volume i hear a completely different song as i try to understand whats playing