Ditto.
My personal subjective observation on tolerance of meaningless noise and mental powers of others coincides with this observation.
This getting downvoted would improve my opinion of both the noise intolerance and intellectual prowess of the hackernews community.
[1]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01918....
Don't assume for others what feels true for yourself, Mr. Babbage. That is a true sign of low intellectual prowess.
And I say that as somebody who thinks street musicians/"artists" in subway cars are criminals and should be prosecuted. I can not run away and I didn't ask for or agree to your services.
I don’t find it difficult to tune noise out, personally. It’s kind of like blurring your own vision. That said, I’m a musician. It’s possible I’m just better at directing (redirecting?) my ear.
A counter example is John von Neumann who preferred working in noisy environments.
For work I need either silence or non-distracting music, noise can really interrupt my flow. There's construction going with my neighbours now and it's impossible to get anything done unless I use my ANC headphones..
https://medium.com/cantors-paradise/the-unparalleled-genius-...