Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?

It might be unwise to extrapolate too much from this very interesting study:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2800197

But it would seem to me that making an effort to broaden your horizons and seek out challenging music as you age can only be a good thing for both your physical brain and your mental health.

We should consider ourselves fortunate to have so much choice available to us, and also be among those who enjoy music.  I know too many people who are fully indifferent to music, and they're far poorer for it.

@jdougs 

You are correct. I should not have made assumptions about you. I apologize for that.

But, this place does often seem more about nostalgia, than about music.

And I was letting my frustration over the pretty consistent chorus around here of, "there is no good music made anymore", get to me.

@simonmoon 

No hard feelings, I’ve certainly been guilty of the same more than once in my life.  We get passionate about the things that are important to us.

Keep on enjoying the music!

At some point you make peace with your inner cranky old man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUgVgkrcqhk

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