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We might be diminishing one of our senses with music, but we have some extra ones to use - a sense of smugness, a sense of longing, an occasional sense of propriety and often one of ennui.
I used to commute with my ipod, very quiet really, just to give me a rhythm to keep to, and the songs would give me a sense of my pace - if I got home a song earlier than the day before I was doing well. It never made me a less observant rider, probably because I didn't turn it up very loud.