why do the years we best remember always have the best music

I think it’s interesting how people always remember their generation having the best music, especially with boomers and baby boomers. The newer generation has kind of yet to experience this phenomenon because what is their younger, happier years is current. However, often times when younger people associate with older music it’s seen as “grown up” and other words aligning with that meaning, essentially relating the idea of a specific genre of music or time of music to an older audience. Obviously this is true, older audiences listen to different music from what’s available now, but how come it’s subjectively the “best time of music”? Well it’s because it’s when they were most happy and had less restrictions, better known as being a young adult (lmao). Obviously, you’re going to remember better times and associate music with those better times, therefore putting 2 and 2 together and following the idea that the music created at your happiest moments is the best. This does not only go for music but almost everything that is experienced at the time. Older individuals who may have had interesting college experiences probably don’t enjoy vodka compared to other drinks. Then there is the contrary. For example, hearing a song during a specific turning point in your life at a younger age (i.e. first kiss, first party, (maybe) your wedding, ect), you’re bound to associate the song with the happier moments of your life, and people tend to stick with what they want to remember. It’s easy to recall back to the best moments of our life and limit ourselves to strict boundaries, but it’s important to look further than our set limits to explore more.

“[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off.” Aristotle, Ethics

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