Tag: dont complicate it

ethala:

soofjam:

thesis: the “song playing from another room” phenomenon appeals threefold to the millenial experience of nostalgia, isolation, and the sensation of eavesdropping on the lives of others via social media and hyper-consumption of culture actively building upon itself at a rapid pace

^^^ THIS IS SPOT ON!

I definitely agree with the isolation aspect. There’s this comfortable disconnect that allows a lack of responsibility but ON THE FLIP SIDE also reminds you that other people have lives that bleed into yours and can be admired from a safe distance. there’s definitely a voyeuristic quality that at the same time connects and disconnects since it stimulates sharing something (music) while not actually being there to partake in whatever reason it’s playing.