My commute was one hour each way. I hopped on the freeway and the first thing I saw was traffic. I then sat in traffic for the next hour pretty much staring at the bumper of the car in front of me.
I love listening to audiobooks - I always lose my glasses, but if I have an audiobook, I don't need them.? -- Michaela Coel?
It's just so easy. It's probably harder to not do it.
Audio has been around since, I suppose, the spoken language. The difference now is distribution and availability. Audiobooks, podcasts, smart phones, voice controlled home...