Why do old people hate new music?
First, this just isn’t true. Second, it’s absolutely true. This is from TheConversation.com
“We know that musical tastes begin to crystallize as early as age 13 or 14. By the time we’re in our early 20s, these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly.
“In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have stopped listening to new music. Meanwhile, popular songs released when you’re in your early teens are likely to remain quite popular among your age group for the rest of your life.
“There could be a biological explanation for this. There’s evidence that the brain’s ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords, rhythms and melodies gets worse with age. So to older people, newer, less familiar songs might all ‘sound the same.’
“But I believe there are some simpler reasons for older people’s aversion to newer music. One of the most researched laws of social psychology is something called the ‘mere exposure effect.’ In a nutshell, it means that the more we’re exposed to something, the more we tend to like it.”
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