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What is sound if not vibrations in the air?
It's an ontological argument. OP is creating a categorical distinction where "sound" is the cognitive process by which pressure waves are perceived, eg as information. I think it's a fairly common distinction to make, but it is also kind of unsatisfying is the sense that it feels a bit like linguistic nihilism.
i had a sudden vision of winning fediverse bingo with this entry being called
We're on social media, linguistic nihilism is the free square.