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What's good these days? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I try my hardest to find new songs, because I don't want to be some boomer bastard.

I got news for you, pal. The harder you try to be young and hip for the sake of being young and hip, the worse the outcome will be. You're not getting any younger, and the sooner you accept that, the better.

Instead of forcing yourself to listen to music that has the single attribute of "released less than 6 months ago" in some sad, vain attempt to relive your glory days, try exploring music based on what you actually enjoy. What artists inspire you? Who influenced them, and what genres influenced their sound? Where did the roots of that sound originate? If a song you love is a cover, who wrote or performed the original? What style of singing is it, or what kind of beat?

Listen to what you want to listen to. The most interesting conversations I have with people about music always involve the history and roots of sound, not that last hip shit my aging hipster Lyft driver subjected me to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Nah.

Always grow, find and discover new things, and challenge yourself.

The world is full of so much, to retreat back into yourself and only live in nostalgia is not healthy.

Getting old is inevitable, being a boomer is a choice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't think it's necessarily bad to keep up with what "the kids" are listening to these days, and there certainly ARE some pearls to be found occasionally, but there's also nothing wrong with enjoying the stuff you've already found to be worth your while, and introduce the younger generation to classics that are worth THEIR time, to show them that true greatness can stand the test of time and is capable of surviving whatever the current trend prescribes.