Have I lost my curiosity? I want to stan new music but can’t

Jul 25, 2026

I remember being the most INTO new things back in my early adolescence. That was the only time I remember constantly discovering new stuff and getting hooked—investing my time in researching, keeping myself updated, and getting into fandoms.

I might embarrass myself saying this, but the person I was then got me into One Direction and BTS, reading Harry Potter and stuff like that. I got into reading, watching, and knowing everything about the things I liked. And all that knowledge has stuck with me even until now. I still stan BTS, I remember all One direction lyrics from my brief period in the fandom.

But I don’t think I’ve gotten THAT interested in searching for new things and getting hooked since I was about 15. I’m 20 now, and for the past few years, I’ve mostly been stanning and knowing the same old things. I miss that. I want to put my energy into being hooked by things again, but I don’t really get excited about anything new.

Maybe it has something to do with the new digital age, the post-Covid era, and all that. But if that were the case, wouldn’t most people around me be the same? Most people seem passionate about things, while I am not. But I know a version of me that was. So why am I not anymore?

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