studying music

I am in the library studying with a group of friends and it seems imperative that we have music playing in order to study. I don't know if it is because music just helps people feel less bored or if people actually study better with it but when the music goes off someone always says it is too quiet. In our culture music is played everywhere from the car, to the office, to the restaurant, to the public restroom, and shops. There is never true silence and I think when people encounter silence, they feel uncomfortable. I know I do. I think that is proof that our society has become too media-oriented, if we can't even sit comfortably in silence.