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GYMS SHOULD NOT PLAY MUSIC. Or have 24-hour TVs. WHY WHY WHY is this obnoxious sound and chatter imposed on us all in public places? God invented the iPod and headphones, remember? Our brains respond to music, but we're each wired and tuned differently and have had different emotional experiences with music. What is soothing or energizing for one person jangles another's nerves. Mozart's "Requiem" works to zone out one person, "Soldier's Joy" zones out someone else. A few minutes of metallic music makes me crazy, and some amplified music sits on the edge of pain. Who needs it to be held hostage to this? What's wrong with a little quiet? Bring back white noise. In a waterfall is the preservation of the world.
