• lady_maria@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    prefer to have my devices muted at all times

    this really intrigues me. so you also do this with movies/TV shows?

    is it a sensory thing?

    (practicing Spanish… don’t mind me. por cierto, estoy abierta a la crítica.)

    Este me intriga mucha. ¿lo haces con las películas y programas también?

    ¿es una cosa sensorial?

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      1 day ago

      Last question first, yes, kind of. I have some degree of misophonia and hate most extraneous noise. This also extends externally perhaps just as a matter of empathy and makes me uncomfortable when making noise. My partner even complains that I move too quietly and startle her quite often.

      To be more specific I prefer my portable devices to be always muted, which is where I consume most short-form content.

      For longer content, like movies and shows, I’ll generally not be consuming that portably. Though I still strongly prefer to wear headphones so that I’m the only person who hears it.