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Kind of a bourgeois question but whatever. People do actually listen to these radio stations. They will actively seek out radio stations that really do just play the same five or ten rock hits from the seventies, maybe mixed with some modern garbage. Why do they do this? What is going through their minds on the conscious and unconscious levels?

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[โ€“] RedWizard@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder if the means of discovery has changed significantly too. Most of the stuff I discovered in my teens and 20s was via the radio, attending music festivals, or recommendations from people in my circle of friends at the time.

As I've gotten older I've listened to less and less radio. Listen to mostly Spotify out of convince. My circle has shrank and changes. I go to less music festivals as my time and money is dedicated elsewhere.

I can't imagine I'm that unique in my experience.

[โ€“] fox@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Radio is also dying as a music discovery tool since most stations are owned by one company now