Voltage_Z t1_itvtjwx wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Wouldn't this just be survivorship bias at work? Old music sounds better than newer stuff because people stop listening to 'bad' music, which causes anything that stays in the public consciousness to seem 'good.'

I'd think the same would happen with movies.

Theweasels t1_itwo9dc wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:11 PM

Also, songs that have been around for decades have had more opportunities to be attached to memorable moments than new songs. It's like saying "people have more memories associated with lifelong friends than new friends". Of course they do, the new friends weren't there for the first half.

stiveooo t1_itx97i9 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:41 PM

True. We get born and only watch hear the best of the best in the last 30 years. To then do the same the next 20. Ofc the elite 30 will beat the new 20.