How our headphones changed work and public life forever Posted by waxymonkeyfrog on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @02:55PM from the theatlantic.com dept. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/how-headphones-changed-the-world/257830/ ( 1 comment | 8 points | on HN )
Reminds of also the cultural world changing impact of another thing related to privacy/public space: Air Conditioning.