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First of all, great username lol. Secondly there are a lot more people nowadays that "listen to everything". While I don't believe anybody actually enjoys EVERY genre of music, most people with access to streaming have more diversity in their music taste. So you can usually find some common ground there if you aren't a 1 genre only person. I get that the sense of community isn't as strong anymore but I believe that only existed because people had no other options. Imagine if you lived during that time and you didn't like the mainstream music (just like OP in modern day). You would have basically nothing you like to listen to.
Its survivor's bias too. We see it now because we look back and all the cringe has been forgotten, we ourselves have to experience it. >

No because I'm at least a decade older than you. >

We literally have more choice than ever before by a massive margin with things like Spotify. I think exposing yourself to new music/genres might benefit you. It kinda sucks at first trying to figure out what you like because you go through a lot of crap first but it's worth it in the long run. I think musically this is by far the best time to be alive so I don't understand this at all. Even if you only like older music you could exclusively listen to that. >

There (for example at KEXP.org) is sooooooo much new Music and a lot of it is great.
Sub-Culture I agree with you, the People have no Time for culture because of nasty stuff like Reddit, Porn and Games. >

Its survivor's bias too. We see it now because we look back and all the cringe has been forgotten, we ourselves have to experience it. >

We literally have more choice than ever before by a massive margin with things like Spotify. I think exposing yourself to new music/genres might benefit you. It kinda sucks at first trying to figure out what you like because you go through a lot of crap first but it's worth it in the long run. I think musically this is by far the best time to be alive so I don't understand this at all. Even if you only like older music you could exclusively listen to that. >

more choice then ever, but you need to wade through an ocean of shit and once you get there, you're secluded on your own little island. maybe you'll find a friend or two with similar music interests, but back then it was a big thing. there was a culture, a social aspect to it that you don't get anymore.