Interessant3 #131
🎵 Music Nostalgia, 📉 Woke Trends, 📖 Bertrand Russell | Three Interesting Things for W/C 2025-03-09
🎵 Why We Think Music Peaked in Our Youth
A fascinating analysis shows how Americans tend to rate music from their teenage years the highest, with a clear decline in enthusiasm for newer songs after this period. The graph illustrates a nostalgia-driven pattern, where childhood favourites are enjoyed, but the music from late adolescence is deeply cherished. Finally, as we age, our ratings of new sounds diminish.
📉 The Rise and (Possible) Decline of Woke Trends
points to data from the Scholars Under Fire database, which tracks academic cancel culture cases, as an indicator of the rise and fall of “wokeness.” While recent years have seen a decline from peak levels, numbers remain above those recorded in 2014. The big question: will 2025 continue this downward trend, or will we see a sustained plateau?
🔗 Read Kaufmann’s thoughts on X (Twitter)
📖 Bertrand Russell: Why I Am Not a Christian
In this classic essay, philosopher Bertrand Russell outlines his reasons for rejecting Christianity, critiquing its moral doctrines and challenging the concept of hell. He argues that organised religion has historically obstructed moral progress and that reason, not faith, should guide ethical thinking. A controversial yet thought-provoking read for anyone interested in philosophy and religion, and one that was quite formative for me.
Join us next week for three more intriguing topics that challenge the norm and expand your horizons! ✌️
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