i'm not saying they don't, i just remember back in my heyday (message boards, myspace, soulseek, irc) my indie music passion was stoked so hard, steeped in all sorts of deep discussions and camaraderie
i never gave up that passion for music, i'm always checking out new bands and going to a lot of shows. i used to meet so many fellow fanatics and talk and get to know people at shows, now everyone scrambles for the exit before the encore is over. i find new bands with sizable followings, but there's NOWHERE to discuss the music. you have to go to super niche subreddits and hope there's enough genre crossover to hint at a discussion. no one buys albums anymore, it's all singles and streaming
are we just atomized and consumed by the spur of the moment, or am i just suffering from a case of the olds?
edit: btw i'm down for more recommendations, i listen to a little bit of everything
This is rediculous, you couldn't be more wrong. It's literally the opposite because people can make connections over social media.
This said, like everything it depends on what part of the country you're in, but before the pandemic things had become especially centered around only the biggest cities.
Making connections over social media probably doesn't materialize into real life bands that often though. Fully digital music is way more common now because that really is easier to make. I think music has become less social though.
It does when people relocated to big cities like LA, NYC, Atlanta or Nashville all depending on the genre. You see tons of young soundcloud artists getting houses with other aspiring music people and they just work all day.