Factors that influence one's value judgment of music do not include: objective criteria.
We have no way to measure whether the music that our young people like is more valuable or the music that the previous generation liked is more valuable; whether the music that a certain status, such as a highly sophisticated person, would favor is more valuable or the music that goes with a square dance is more valuable;
whether the contemporary popularity is more valuable or the niche is more valuable. As long as the music gives people, and brings them, that little bit of value they need for themselves, that's good enough for themselves.
By the way, I would like to quote Liu Huan's speech on the history of Western music:
"Music really doesn't do anything, our world is like this, we've seen the journey of Western music, we've seen so much beautiful music, so many good musicians keep working hard, but what happened is, music hasn't eliminated poverty, it hasn't stopped wars. It hasn't stopped wars.
The people who made such beautiful music, they still go to massacre, they still bad, music has no role, but for us, music may have a role again. It serves a purpose in our hearts because we love it, and we can hold on to the hope that we can always look forward to something good, a hope.
In fact, music and all the arts have the same place in human civilization, which is an unceasing search and exploration of the beautiful. That's why viable civilizations can continue to be viable again and again, because people need that beauty in their hearts.
And the world as we see it, I can't say whether it's better or worse than it was before, but there's only one thing we can tell ourselves. We can make ourselves happier and quicker if we enjoy music more. That's what we can achieve a little bit, a little bit, by getting to know music together.
So, what I can tell you is that I hope that in the future, you will love music, and he can give you a lot of happiness."