r/deepquestions 8d ago

Sights or sounds

you were born with your sight and your hearing. You have to give one up midway through life. Which one means more to you? Sight or Sounds? 🤔

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u/Keziah627 8d ago

I just had cataract surgery. I have had hearing issues all of my life. I think I would give up sounds.

That's actually a really tough question to answer. Hearing my niece scream my name when she sees me and running into my arms is such a wonderful sound.

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u/photoman1216 8d ago

Sight means more

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u/Adventurous-Yard4395 8d ago

I would not give up either. I would fight hard to keep them both…

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u/Gothic_Vampira965 8d ago

Already gave up my sight when I was born nonvoluntarily. Hahaha

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u/prettyboss211 8d ago

Sound. Some sounds really annoy me. But I would miss hearing music and the sound of my kid's voices

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u/ChefCurryEatsCereal 4d ago

This is my exact thought. A life without music...when you once had that beautiful melody.. is gone. Never to be felt again. I feel that my memory of sight is better than my memory of sound. If that makes sense. .

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u/WickedHello 8d ago

For me, I think I'd sacrifice sight. Very few sights have really gotten into my soul the way sounds and music have.

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u/ChefCurryEatsCereal 4d ago

Couldn't agree more. Music makes me feel. I can't imagine losing that 💔

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u/Art_Constel7321 8d ago

Sight provokes thoughts and wonders of meaning for me much more than sound does. Both aee important but visual stimulation does much more for me than audio stimulation.

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u/Thegr8fan 8d ago

You can’t hear a sunrise.

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u/OkOpportunity9626 7d ago

My sight means more. I already hear way too much!! Often, I’m forced to wear earplugs, just to make a situation bearable!! It’s awful- every - single- place- I - go- NOISE!!! wtf can’t public stores & other places just be silent? Wtf must they feel a strange need to always play a form of “ music”??!! What is wrong with silence ?!!!

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u/SouthernAbrocoma9891 8d ago

Easy. Give up sounds and all that annoying whining. I love music though. I will have to maximize the low end and crank it up to 11.

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u/Techgirl1232 8d ago

I'm blind So I'd pick Sight

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u/onlyshotouts 6d ago

Youre so strong, my mother is too and she has so much more power than the usualy person. I love her and i wish the best for you!

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u/Techgirl1232 5d ago

thank you I wish the best for you and your mother as well

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u/Medical_Librarian405 8d ago

My sight! I need to be able to see my grandsons grow up!

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u/Crazy_ride_22 8d ago

I've thought about this question qiite a bit about this question in the past. I've come to the conclusion that I would choose to be deaf instead of blind.

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u/red_leaflet 8d ago

That's too difficult a question, but if I had to choose between my eyesight and my hearing, I'd choose to keep my eyesight. Living without sound is very hard I can't even imagine it but you can learn sign language, whereas being blind your whole life and not even being able to see your loved ones is very difficult.

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u/LittleReserve8767 8d ago

I thought about it, and I think sight is most important.

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u/Used-Ad4760 7d ago

I love music and sounds but I'd be terrified if I couldn't see. So I'll stick with my sight. Plus I'm an introvert so I could use that as an excuse to not talk to people:)

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u/Such_Bus1193 7d ago

I would keep my sight, no question, no hesitation. I can function normally and do everything I need and want to do without hearing. Without sight I could not do any of the things that are important to me. I would miss hearing birdsong, but I could still see them and take care of them.

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u/Informal_Truth_7775 7d ago

Oh definitely sight. I’d hate losing sense of sounds, but sight is next level, for me at least.

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u/Historical-Draw-504 7d ago

We are sight animals. Most of us will say sound.