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> it gets harder and harder to enjoy many movies and TV shows Well it’s not like they didn’t warn you! [0] [0]: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TV

• motohagiography 6y ago
  Taking musical training as an adult ruined pop music for me as well. Whether we've become educated or merely adopted a critical framework is a bit grey, but I would say I can still appreciate some modern music through the lens of competence. Although most of it is cloying and pandering.
  • majewsky 6y ago
    > Although most of [modern music] is cloying and pandering. This holds true for classical music as well. You just don't notice because of survivorship bias.
    • motohagiography 6y ago
      Yes, it's likely that the best stuff survived, but three chords and an ABABBA song structure is not the same thing as a cantata or a fugue. Classical music is the expression of a different set of technical skills and art where most current pop music is basically a kind of folk porn. Some of it is fun sometimes, but they aren't the same.
      • scpedicini 6y ago
        It also depends on the style of classical music. The romantic period was an answer to the common man's complaint that Baroque style contrapuntal music was too intellectually demanding. Le sigh...