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<blockquote data-quote="questor70" data-source="post: 1266716" data-attributes="member: 12560">I think part of the problem is I don't think enough people appreciate music for the music anymore.&nbsp; They said music videos devalued music back in the 80s but now I think image has become so important that the music is sort of superfluous.&nbsp; For instance, remember Open Gangnam Style?[MEDIA=youtube]9bZkp7q19f0[/MEDIA]The industry is effectively dead.&nbsp; And in its place pop stars are &quot;lifestyle brands&quot; and music videos are publicity stunts.Youth today are desensitized and they lack meaning in their lives (beyond SJW self-righteousness) and so they gravitate towards anything that provides enough stimulation, and it takes a LOT to stimulate them.&nbsp; That's why Youtube stars tend to talk as fast as auctioneers and scream yell and swear.&nbsp; Pop culture is the equivalent of &quot;cutters&quot; who jab their arms because they are so numb to life that the pain is comforting.There is a very small minority out there who actively listen to music, appreciate musicianship, key into the emotions of songs.&nbsp; And when they do that, they are probably vibing on covers, and even then somewhat tongue in cheek in our Ready Player One style end-of-culture post-post-post-modernism.[MEDIA=youtube]mk5Dwg5zm2U[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="questor70, post: 1266716, member: 12560"] I think part of the problem is I don't think enough people appreciate music for the music anymore. They said music videos devalued music back in the 80s but now I think image has become so important that the music is sort of superfluous. For instance, remember Open Gangnam Style? [MEDIA=youtube]9bZkp7q19f0[/MEDIA] The industry is effectively dead. And in its place pop stars are "lifestyle brands" and music videos are publicity stunts. Youth today are desensitized and they lack meaning in their lives (beyond SJW self-righteousness) and so they gravitate towards anything that provides enough stimulation, and it takes a LOT to stimulate them. That's why Youtube stars tend to talk as fast as auctioneers and scream yell and swear. Pop culture is the equivalent of "cutters" who jab their arms because they are so numb to life that the pain is comforting. There is a very small minority out there who actively listen to music, appreciate musicianship, key into the emotions of songs. And when they do that, they are probably vibing on covers, and even then somewhat tongue in cheek in our Ready Player One style end-of-culture post-post-post-modernism. [MEDIA=youtube]mk5Dwg5zm2U[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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