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.
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.