I feel like I'm living in a different world than you man. I'm listening to music that basically no one else listens to. I'm in communities that very few other people know about. I see subcultures all over the place with vibrant and hilariously distinct traits to them.
And I think this is a result of the opposite of what you're thinking. The subcultures you used to see were one of maybe a dozen. It was easy to see them and notice them because they were quite large and you couldn't miss them very easily.
Nowadays, the subcultures are so diverse broad and specific that you really just will never hear about them if you don't go looking for them
Goes for the musical artists. Do you want unique and distinct music? Go online, search for random off the wall genres, and you're going to find little vibrant community surrounding them.
I basically don't use a mobile device, but I am adjacent to a large media market. It would be nice if the radio stations still did this, so I could get some variety on the commute.
I noticed that too, the radio seems to be playing the same stuff they were playing when I was in high school.
And I think it's a consequence of the fact that the only people listening to the radio are the same people who were listening to the radio when I was in high school, everyone younger is on Spotify.
About 4 or 5 years ago I was walking on the street and a person who had to have been in his 20s was listening to a song from Meteora. It's a great album, and I certainly listen to stuff from when I was young, or even before I was born. It just struck me.
Edit to add: In case statista paywalls you.
> Weekly radio reach in the United States as of June 2021, by age and gender
A low of 71.1% for those aged 12-17 to a high of 87.5% for those aged 35-64.
And I think this is a result of the opposite of what you're thinking. The subcultures you used to see were one of maybe a dozen. It was easy to see them and notice them because they were quite large and you couldn't miss them very easily.
Nowadays, the subcultures are so diverse broad and specific that you really just will never hear about them if you don't go looking for them
Goes for the musical artists. Do you want unique and distinct music? Go online, search for random off the wall genres, and you're going to find little vibrant community surrounding them.