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Freebase Dali · 10-10-2012, 04:33 PM

I'm far more diverse with my tastes at 31 than I was when I was in my early 20s and under. I don't know if it's a result of exposure, maturing out of a particular mindset, or a combination of the two, but I'm personally very grateful for such a development either way.

While there are still certain styles I don't particularly care for, and many that I have grown out of, I never feel like my horizons have done anything but widened by filling those gaps with things I've given a chance and liked, versus solely eliminating things I've grown apart from.
My only complaint is the rate at which it happens. I'm definitely not as enthusiastic about actively listening to music as I used to be, but when I dedicate the time to such pursuits, I most certainly am active about trying to step outside of my own boundaries in an attempt to find something new [to me] and refreshing.

10-10-2012, 04:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I'm far more diverse with my tastes at 31 than I was when I was in my early 20s and under. I don't know if it's a result of exposure, maturing out of a particular mindset, or a combination of the two, but I'm personally very grateful for such a development either way. While there are still certain styles I don't particularly care for, and many that I have grown out of, I never feel like my horizons have done anything but widened by filling those gaps with things I've given a chance and liked, versus solely eliminating things I've grown apart from. My only complaint is the rate at which it happens. I'm definitely not as enthusiastic about actively listening to music as I used to be, but when I dedicate the time to such pursuits, I most certainly am active about trying to step outside of my own boundaries in an attempt to find something new [to me] and refreshing.