You see people go crazy after solitary confinement, so I suppose silence could make you go crazy because the only thing going on is the thoughts in your head.
True, but the length of time to go from "normal" to "a bit loopy" in solitary confinement seems to be on the order of years. From what little I've read on the topic, solitary confinement blocks are a lot louder than the anechoic chamber. Lots of beating, banging, screaming, etc. The surfaces are all concrete or stainless steel.
Being locked in a small, uncomfortable room filled with hard surfaces, intermittent screaming from outside, and no way to control your environment (I.E. temperature, lights) for 23 hours a day would drive any thinking person just a bit crazy.
You see people go crazy after solitary confinement, so I suppose silence could make you go crazy because the only thing going on is the thoughts in your head.
True, but the length of time to go from "normal" to "a bit loopy" in solitary confinement seems to be on the order of years. From what little I've read on the topic, solitary confinement blocks are a lot louder than the anechoic chamber. Lots of beating, banging, screaming, etc. The surfaces are all concrete or stainless steel.
Being locked in a small, uncomfortable room filled with hard surfaces, intermittent screaming from outside, and no way to control your environment (I.E. temperature, lights) for 23 hours a day would drive any thinking person just a bit crazy.