And to fill up the emptiness inside themselves too of course.
I think this has a lot to do with it. Without that distraction, many people become very uncomfortable in their own skin.
I don't like noise either. I don't want the tv on unless I'm watching it. I almost never have music going unless I've sat down intentionally to listen to it. The new homes that have sound systems piped in everywhere drive me nuts. Not to mention that, because of my hearing problems, the more ambient sound there is, the harder it is for me to distinguish speech from noise.
I love going to my MIL's house. She lives waaaaaay out in the country. Her house is heated by a wood burning stove. It is so quiet up there, and I always end up sleeping really really heavily when I'm there. It's quiet enough that even a gentle breeze can be heard in the trees - it doesn't have to be windy to hear it.
I want to live someplace like that when I retire.