tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post4020368569753751595..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Against Background MusicDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-48533647864718971652011-02-18T12:41:27.738-07:002011-02-18T12:41:27.738-07:00> I turned to talk to the women next to me onl...> I turned to talk to the women next to me only to find that the ear buds were in, so the conversation was out.<br />><br />> What can we do about this plague?<br /><br />Personally, the plague that bothers me is seatmates striking up unwanted conversation, so what ** I ** do about it is bring earbuds with me.TJIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048650353467582384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-26752996201679498222011-02-16T13:05:34.958-07:002011-02-16T13:05:34.958-07:00What is particularly interesting in the less-than-...What is particularly interesting in the less-than-innocent designs for background music in some settings. <br /><br />For example, many malls have specially crafted soundtracks for the main hallways so as to motivate people to enter the stores; this is done through the subtle manipulation of tone and volume (not simply by playing unpopular tunes). <br /><br />Or other establishments will play certain kinds of music - such as classical - to prevent people from loitering on the premises. Several places on the 16th Street Mall here in Denver exemplify this (and rarely have folks in front of them asking for money).<br /><br />What have we lost when music is merely a tool?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267640209706637930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-4390047336028034162011-02-16T11:40:17.721-07:002011-02-16T11:40:17.721-07:00John:
That is a perfect further commentary. I wou...John:<br /><br />That is a perfect further commentary. I would have included it, given more time!Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-29298753307436591202011-02-16T11:37:54.942-07:002011-02-16T11:37:54.942-07:00From The Screwtape Letters:
"Music and silen...From The Screwtape Letters:<br /><br />"Music and silence — how I detest them both! … no square inch of infernal space and no moment of infernal time has been surrendered to either of those abominable forces, but all has been occupied by Noise — Noise, the grand dynamism, the audible expression of all that is exultant, ruthless, and virile … We will make the whole universe a noise in the end. We have already made great strides in that direction as regards the Earth. The melodies and silences of Heaven will be shouted down in the end. But I admit we are not yet loud enough, or anything like it. Research is in progress."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480208135315956118noreply@blogger.com