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liquid_at t1_j2d42k6 wrote

Reply to Is social media killing music? by your_friend_dingus

Imho, the opposite is true.

With all the reaction channels and classic songs being used in meme-videos, I've never seen a time where young people have had more access to great music than now.

Just in 2022 we've seen Fleetwood Mac and Kate Bush going viral.

Plus a ton of musicians without traditional success, who are well known due to their social media and youtube content.

It's just different...

Edit: But one problem is that the algorithms only show to you what they think that you want to see. So if you do not diversify your musical input, you do not even see the content that exists, that others watch.

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bloodyell76 t1_j2d3fss wrote

Reply to Is social media killing music? by your_friend_dingus

I’m not sure social media is any different in this respect than radio/MTV were in the past. Or TV shows and movies, for that matter. Either because of association with a thing they like, or because they genuinely like the song and were just exposed via a particular medium doesn’t really matter.

Music is resilient, and great music is all over the place.

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NavBChrono t1_j2d3677 wrote

Reply to Is social media killing music? by your_friend_dingus

I see it as likely that groups who seek to be trendy are prone to have a playlist that is, lets say, tiktok friendly. But I would not say that it is killing music. Once you're ready to leave that bubble it is also easier to find any other genre.

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