These theories sound vaguely plausible.
replyI would rate them as about 5% true and 95% false, as explanation of the past and prediction of the future.
The satisfaction of learning to do something difficult isn't going away, and the social status associated with it won't either.
Sure, I guess. But today, something like 30% of people play music or sing regularly enough to say they do it (ie, not very much at all). Even a couple of generations ago, it was much higher. It's not going to die out, but I think a lot of people are asking themselves if they want to bother.
replyyour body needs exercise or you end up an obese couch potato. Your mind is similar: it needs exercise or you end up a dunce.
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reply> The reason to learn an instrument today is because the former situation was romanticized.
replyLol. The reason to learn an instrument is because it is directly pleasurable to play an instrument. You've got consumer/spectator brain.
I mean, why post a comment when you could have just read a comment?
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