>>212457488 (OP)
A lot of pop media is aimed at a younger demographic. I've definitely found that a lot of mainstream music and blockbuster movies don't really speak to me anymore, but I have leaned harder into indie music and indie film (or old films). I'm still open to experiencing new things (or at least new to me), but those things rarely coincide with whatever the new hot shit is that everyone is talking about.
A lot of people stop looking for new media at a certain age and just replay whatever they were into between the ages of 15-28 on loop. In my experience, the people who continue digging for new stuff after that age tend to splinter off into more esoteric areas.
I think it makes sense. A lot of pop media is just a reskin of previous formulas that have been known to work. When that formula is new to you, it seems like the most interesting and profound thing ever, but once you've got a couple of decades of experience under your belt, you start noticing the patterns. You either relive whatever initially gave you those early feelings when everything was exciting and new, or you search for weirder stuff that breaks those formulas. It tends to be less popular, but is more interesting than seeing the same old thing again.
