Saved by Sarah Owen
Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?
silence is basically a luxury good now. modern life is an endless stream of ambient noise—background music in cafes, notifications, HVAC hum, distant traffic, people talking, planes overhead. even in places where you’d expect quiet, like libraries or offices, there’s usually some kind of low-level noise pollution.
signüllx.comI believe that we can build something that offers people a chance to participate in these new types of experiences, punctuated by silence and other opportunities for reflection. And they must be offered—because they no longer emerge naturally in the world that we live in. In other words, people don’t naturally fall into them or opt-in to them. They... See more