When I was a kid in the 90s, I absolutely loved 70s music. I wished I’d been alive in the 70s to get to see it live, but of course, having been born in the 80s, there was nothing I could do about it. But then in the 00s I got absolutely madly into 80s music, especially the big 80s rock bands like Def Leppard, Europe, etc. At the time I had a job and was able to save up some money and go to a lot of music festivals where these bands were playing. Lots of 00s bands were playing at these festivals too, and my friends at the time were into nu metal but I ignored all those modern bands and didn’t watch them.
Now it’s the 2020s I find myself getting really into those 00s rock and metal bands and I am so annoyed with myself, watching their videos they look so much fun live, and I had endless opportunities to see them live and just… didn’t bother. What is wrong with me, why am I like this.
I do the same thing, but it’s because I’m a pretentious asshole and not liking the new cool thing makes me cool. So I end up refusing to listen to music that’s popular right now or watch the new show everyone’s talking about and will maybe visit it in 10 years after the hype has died and I can decide for myself if it’s actually good and not just marketing.
It’s kind of a curse. But really I think it’s because have low tolerance for shallow media. I was sick of cape shit before avengers 1 came out and thought that movie was garbage after being dragged to it. The hype seems to finally be dieing after a decade of slop.
So then I live in my small world of watching old Sidney Lumet movies or visiting old music so I can enjoy media how I want to without the peer pressure of what media to consume.