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Originally Posted by gmku
That's true. It's like a lot of 30-somethings struggle with the reality of getting old, and the only way they can deal with it is by becoming more closed minded. I remember a lot of my 30-something friends sort of digging in, trying to hang on to the things of their youth, and in the process, they lost touch with "current" things. Music is the obvious example, but I think it applies to other things.
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It works in two ways, at least for people in their 30's. Either they try too hard to appear cool, young and in tune, with the only disastrous result that they start acting in ridiculous ways, or they turn into ''mortgage and a dog'' sort of bores.
I think this will give you a glimpse as to why I despise writers like Nick Hornby and their ilk so much. There is also another thing that I notice a lot in many a thirtysomething who is into music: that irritating habit of wanting to attach every listen that they give to a certain record to their everyday lives, hobbies and activities, even though the underlying feeling is that they see music as another lifestyle accessory instead of an enjoyable thing. Now, that happens with people who are younger than that, sure, but it's a phenomenon that I excuse more in a younger person rather than someone who, by then, should have well and truly understood that a healthy dose of cynicism will never kill anyone.