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Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?
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I get that people grow up in different cultures, with different respect for space and silence... but subjects like the one broached by this author seem to answer themselves.
I mean, you could also ask "Why to rich people work so much?" or "Why do Rich People save an invest so much?" and you'd get the same backwards logic, ignoring that the culture of rich and successful people is probably part of why they are rich and successful.
Studying without distractions is, in my experience, optimal... pretty much anything where you want to focus on a specific thing is easier without distraction. It's easier to follow a movie plot if other theater goers aren't talking loudly around you or blasting music. Noise Canceling is a thing for audiophiles for a reason.
I'm guessing there aren't many people who hit writers block, or have trouble focusing on their studies, because their writing space isn't in the middle of a bubble rave.
And, of course, he makes it about "race".
But his argument is self defeating. In his story of silenced students of color who self segregated computer labs, etc. so they could play Selena while they work gives up his own argument. The fact that he was able to declare a school space for "students of color" would show that the problem really isn't emanating from the group he thinks it is emanating from. Would he be fine if the computer lab loudly played music he didn't like? I find playing classical music while I study is beneficial to my concentration... would he be OK if I asked to add some Vivaldi into the mix? Apparently not, because he self segregated by skin color and music preference, not "likes loud music".