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> Have you noticed that young people use music less and less as a signalling device? Is this the result of some study, or where is this observation coming from
by mikkergp 4y ago
> Have you noticed that young people use music less and less as a signalling device?
Is this the result of some study, or where is this observation coming from? I have almost certainly not noticed this, in fact I might almost say the opposite.
- oraphalous 4y agoPersonal observation - so indeed, feel free to ignore, reject on this basis.
- yoohoo123 4y agoPersonally, I agree with original claim. This article doesn't cite any research per se, but has some anecdata from people in the industry. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/15/genre-is-disappearing-what-comes-next https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/15/genre-is-disap...
- herval 4y agoBased on what I see, the concept of "genre" is gone for a few years - you just listen to whatever spotify or apple music or your app of choice recommends, and it fluctuates across a set of genres, but it's not as "fixed" as it used to be, in past decades. Fandom/identification with specific artists remains as strong as ever though - you see a lot of "Swifties" or fans of a specific rapper, for instance, and they use it as a form of identity. You see fewer "metal heads" or "classical music erudites". All anecdotal, of course. Would love to see studies on this.
- sogen 4y agoMetal \m/
- thematrixturtle 4y agoBack in the 90s, DJs used to flex their record collections: cases and cases of obscure vinyl records that were both hard to find and expensive to buy. Owning specific items like KLF's White Album after the band nuked its back catalogue was a serious accomplishment. But now anybody with a phone can dial up millions of tracks in a split second with Soundcloud, Spotify etc, including those KLF releases that were once unobtainium.