I just do this shit for money.

Except, citing the whims of young people is almost always a red herring.

The idea that youth culture is culture created by youth is a myth.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Tyler, The Creator speaks onstage during the Black Music Action Coalition Second Annual Music in Action Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 22, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition )

Tyler, The Creator at the Black Music Action Coalition’s Music in Action Awards Gala in 2022Leon Bennett/Getty Images/Black Music Action Coalition

It often becomes your culture, but not because you made it.

Now, avenues like A.I.

In other words: Meme music.

None of this is surprising.