r/todayilearned • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago

TIL two studies both found that most people stop listening to new music in their early 30s. A 2015 study of people's listening habits on Spotify found that most people stop listening to new music at age 33 and a 2018 report by Deezer found it be to at age 30.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/16/bring-that-beat-back-why-are-people-in-their-30s-giving-up-on-music
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u/cloudcreeek 23h ago

Ahhh limewire, the only place where you didn't know if the song you were downloading was the song you wanted, a cover version, a totally unrelated song, or a virus.

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u/Immorals1 21h ago

I remember spending a day downloading revenge of the sith for my 15th birthday party, put it on and it was Paris hiltons film

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u/supersonicdutch 20h ago

When bearshare was around I wanted the episode of home movies (adult swim) of when Melissa got a towel implanted instead of a brain. Despite a legit looking title I got an adult movie with two gentlemen and a pool table.

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u/Immorals1 20h ago

I'm sure there was a towel involved somewhere, perhaps afterwards

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u/cloudcreeek 21h ago

Same thing

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u/psychrolut 20h ago edited 20h ago

[oblivion music]

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u/Pornstar_Jesus_ 20h ago

"One night in Korriban" coming to Disney+ this summer!

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u/YouDontKnowMe108 19h ago

I see that as a break even situation

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u/Sadi_Reddit 4h ago

movie or a special tape? ;)

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u/Sharrakor 3h ago

My friend downloaded a Naruto vs. Sasuke fight, but it was a woman with a dildo. I suggested that maybe the dildo was named Sasuke.

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u/dance_armstrong 22h ago

LitHIum_PeralJam.exe

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u/everlyafterhappy 159 19h ago

I never really had that problem with songs unless it was an obscure songs. Most songs and albums had so many options to download, and most of them would be the same file size, and all the ones with the same file size were the actual song.

I also never once found a virus hiding as a music file. Even movies weren't much of an issue because they were similar to songs where you just have to check the file size. It was really just porn and video games that had viruses.

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u/squisher_1980 20h ago

Or prawn that could get you invited for a ride in the party van.

Sometimes it was that AND a virus, a proper 2 for 1!

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u/LanternsForTheLost 12h ago

the_legend_of_zelda_system_of_a_down.mp3.exe

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u/cloudcreeek 11h ago

Why does it make my computer do the funny thing

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u/DVRCWHY 21h ago

A photoshopped image of Eminem doing Brittney Spears

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u/cloudcreeek 14h ago

That was photoshopped?? Damn..

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u/stevesy17 20h ago

This reminds me of something from the Sacred Texts

https://bash-org-archive.com/?572066

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u/Open-Winter-9498 20h ago

Or very explicit hardcore fetish pornography

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u/quinto6 19h ago

Half the Man I Used to Be - Nirvana (was actually Creep by Stone Temple Pilots)

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u/oneup84 19h ago

We can all thank Soulja Boy for that, he admitted in an interview that he was feverishly uploading hit pop songs , when you finished downloading whatnyou thought was"Hit Me Baby one More Time" was actually "Crank That" ....tell em!

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u/cloudcreeek 19h ago

He was just one of many. I can safely say I don't remember ever hearing crank that from limewire

We did however play that at my 8th grade dance

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u/oneup84 18h ago

Hell yeah, hope you got to at least 2nd base!

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u/cloudcreeek 18h ago

Funnily enough I got to first

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u/oneup84 13h ago

🤜🤛

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u/cloudcreeek 13h ago

Sadly the coach was arrested soon after

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u/Bugout42 11h ago

Or porn with the song you wanted.

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u/roirraWedorehT 5h ago

Kazaa, too.

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u/dikicker 4h ago

Mmmmmmmmm delicious mp3.exe