But the most significant change in modern science is not just about the amount of noise, but how we experience it. Noise is no longer understood solely as a problem that affects hearing, it is also recognised as a systemic environmental pollutant. Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution.
I live near(30-50 meters? ) an intertown road and my windows are looking on landing strip of the international airport(1-2 km). My most irritating source of noise are my imbecilic neighbors who can’t bother to let their degenerative kids on street and I’m not even sure if they go to school. So the kids (~10 years old) just scream and stomp on my ceiling. I suspect they’re too dumb to learn anything in school anyway.
Cars are ok. Airport is even more ok.
If that’s your take, then you should stop moaning about kids playing indoors.