Now, the artificial has intruded itself into the natural world. When I open the window of my urban apartment, the bird songs I hear have melodies like jackhammers and car alarms. The birds in cities now make the same sounds as the cities.
The natural world has adapted, and in doing so has become the same as the artificial.
It is the noise that is unnatural, not the quiet.
Ancient cities teemed with birds and bird songs, so much so that birds were often featured heavily in their creative works.
See: https://aeon.co/essays/the-ancient-world-teemed-with-birds-n...
Now, the artificial has intruded itself into the natural world. When I open the window of my urban apartment, the bird songs I hear have melodies like jackhammers and car alarms. The birds in cities now make the same sounds as the cities.
The natural world has adapted, and in doing so has become the same as the artificial.