Disclaimer: This is a first-world problem. Don't care.
So TECHNICALLY the commercials AREN'T at a
louder volume than the show, they have just decreased the sound level of the
show! REALLY??? Do they think we are that stupid??? Fuckers.
A few months back the FCC or (whoever) passed a bill or law
or something that stopped allowing the volume of commercials to be louder than a
TV show. I have extremely sensitive
hearing. Most things that have a louder
than, say, indoor speaking decibel to it actually causes me physical pain in my
ears. Even every day sounds like cars on
the road, the “done” indicator beep of a microwave, groups of people talking
(like in a lunch area or kitchen) bother me.
Do I expect the world to adjust to my weird-ass ear issues? Nope.
But I do remember being thrilled about this law. I even remember noticing a difference for the
first few weeks or so.
Now, however, as seems to be the case with ANY federal
mandate or law that gets passed, the people who control the volume have simply
figured out a loophole. I've noticed
that where I used to be able to hear a show at a certain volume level on my TV,
that I now have to have it up a few notches to hear it the way I used to. The sound is not nearly as loud that the volume
level would indicate it should be. But
when a commercial comes on, the volume level suddenly matches to what the TV
volume is adjusted to, making the commercial louder again than the TV
show. Making me hit the ceiling every
time a commercial comes on.
