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Mine are probably my favorite possession at this point for this reason, even being an Android person.

Definitely. Avoiding noise used to be very expensive, now it's available to all.

Public libraries have always been an option

Have you been to one recently?

Because they aren't quiet at all - maybe they never were, but they certainly aren't now.

lively household -> public libary?

they have saved my sanity on flights and crowded beaches with screaming children, rude people blasting music, car/traffic noise, etc.