Why don't we appreciate art anymore?

i've been sitting here for almost half an hour trying to think of answer lol.

i thought of one reason but it didn't really explain why people still appreciated music into the 90s but erm okay i was thinking that back in the 60s and 70s, there was the Vietnam War right. and i remember hearing in documentaries and stuff about how people would latch onto music (and i'm guessing art in general too) as a sort of "escape" (because of fear of having family/friends going into the war, or they already knew someone in the war, etc) so that's why it had such a cultural impact at the time. there aren't really any major problems like that anymore, i mean there was the Afghan War but i don't think it was as big.

also with the way technology has been advancing, people have been able to branch out into other interests that have become more popular than music, ie: there are video games, and photography is really popular now, so those could have taken the place of music for a lot of people.

and i think there's that mentality of "it's already been done" sort of thing with art. the majority of people are starting to think there's nothing new to be brought to the table sooo it's becoming increasingly unpopular and ignored i guess.

honestly though i don't think any of my reasons make much sense haha but yeah. :/

What passes for art these days is usually what makes the most money (modern pop music, for example). I also believe that true artists are looked down on, because the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center caused a wave of fear and hysteria similar to the "Red Scare" of the 1940s and 50s (Yes, I said it). In the 40s and 50s, the American people were so afraid of Communism, that they accused their friends and neighbors of treason. Needless to say, it was a common tactic for those in power to get rid of people they don't like (mostly writers and artists). I feel like the same thing has been happening in the last decade, only to a much lesser extent.

Ignoring my tangent, music has become a huge business, much bigger than it's been in the past. Most popular music is targeted toward children and teens. It's all part of that idea of "If you can get them hooked young, you can keep them hooked longer." Kids that grow up with this "art" don't know what else there is, and if they do, they don't appreciate it, because they've been taught that what they listen to is the right thing to listen to.

My argument might seem a little crazy, but it makes sense.

Because of

iPhones

iPods

Computers

Video games

TV

Nicki Minaj

Lady Gaga

Justin Bieber

Our society is truly corrupted.

It's because modern art is crap. Everywhere you look you see this so called 'expression of emotion' and cack like that. On a hill near a local motorway, there's a white head plonked right at the top. It's just disgusting and stupid, and people call it art.

Speak for yourself. Is can come up with as in Oasis and Blur??? LOL! If you were really into art of music and proficient with finding it on the internet you'd know better than BS you just spewed.

Because your in the music section.

I love art, so speak for yourself.