The Politics Of Noise (It’s Everywhere)

Noise is never just about sound; it is inseparable from issues ofpower and powerlessness. It is a violation we can’t control and towhich, because of our anatomy, we cannot close ourselves off. “We haveall thought of killing our neighbors at some point,” a soft-spokenscientist researching noise abatement told me. As environmental hazards go, noise gets low billing. – The Atlantic