Basically, beneficial environments are anything but guaranteed. Plus, quiet is an underappreciated luxury good (and an underappreciated aspect of public libraries); seriously, poverty is so loud.
this is one of the most compassionate things i've read today. thank you
"quiet is a luxury good" + "seriously, poverty is so loud"
Having said that, I do agree with your point about the need for quiet spaces.
That was definitely not the case; I found that trying this just made me worse at studying and worse at watching TV. Eventually I cleaned my basement (which I'm lucky to have), put a desk down there, and made that my "don't bother Tom cuz he's studying" zone, and it was much easier as a result.
I cannot imagine that I would have completed school if I were living in a one-bedroom apartment.