Common opinion seen online:
Is it just me, or has mainstream music not only gotten so bad, but it’s also kinda matching up with how dumbed down everything feels now? Like it’s conforming to people who don’t want any depth anymore.
It’s a highly understandable conclusion but I think the causation is backwards.
First, most people don’t want depth in ENTERTAINMENT. They want ESCAPE FROM DEPTH. Traditionally entertainers provide ESCAPE, not complex moral conundrums. We face more than enough complex moral conundrums in the rest of life.
Second, the people who would appreciate more depth gave up on NON-mainstream sources in recent decades because NON-mainstream writers and musicians and artists stopped making art and started screeching DNC talking points. Depth is not available.
