Voltage_Z t1_itvtjwx wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:56 PM Reply to People tend to have more memories associated with older songs and movie clips than newer ones, and they tend to be happier memories as well. People also tend to appreciate content that triggers a memory more by giuliomagnifico 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. Permalink 7
Voltage_Z t1_itvtjwx wrote
Reply to People tend to have more memories associated with older songs and movie clips than newer ones, and they tend to be happier memories as well. People also tend to appreciate content that triggers a memory more by giuliomagnifico
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.