I’m a bit confused with the premise. It seems like the article is assuming that sad music makes people sad, then wondering specifically why depressed people wou

I’m a bit confused with the premise. It seems like the article is assuming that sad music makes people sad, then wondering specifically why depressed people would listen to sad music. But why would anyone listen to sad music if the premise was true? Isn’t it much more likely that the whole reason sad music exists is that it helps people deal with their sadness, not that it causes sadness? Under this hypothesis, it’s not surprising at all that depressed people would listen to a lot of sad music.