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speed_spread on Aug 5, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Objects should shut up

It's a cost saving measure warranted by open spaces. We used to have walls and closed offices instead.

crazygringo on Aug 5, 2025 [–]

Open plan vs private office is a totally different conversation.

Adding the white noise isn't cost-saving, it costs money to install.

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