I think it depends on the kind of background noise really. I usually just mean chatter and TV type noises which I can tune out. But it can be hard so I get that. And yes. For me, I came into fandom and started writing because no one else was writing what I wanted to read so I suppose I entered with that mentality but it feels relevant. But yes, comments are always good and I'm happy to encourage them in the form of running that comm. :D