What world is this guy living on?

around lunchtime on Wednesday, the 1st of August 2007 by Chad

That kind of behavior — an ignorance by the user of volume levels and surroundings — is more odious than the low buzz of the iPod, Kahney said.”Did anyone ever complain about the noise coming from a Walkman or a CD player?” he said. “Unless you’re in a quiet environment, you’re really gonna have to strain to hear any kind of noise from somebody else’s iPod.”

Our world, he said, has become freakishly quiet. “It’s not noise pollution — it’s noise absence. And I find it almost more disturbing and upsetting than I did loud noise. It’s sort of unnatural.”

Our world has become freakishly quiet? Does anyone actually believe that crap? We’re assaulted every day more and more by loud noises and garish sights.