I don't think I've bought or listened to any music made after 1993 and I don't feel like I've missed anything. I haven't had cable in 25 years. I can get my NFL fix on rabbit ears and online feeds of dubious origin. As I get closer to retirement I want fewer debts and obligations. I have enjoyed quite a few TV series from the streaming era but look on Hollywood as mostly garbage. I still have Netflix but am finding less and less reasons to keep it. I find myself returning to literature more and more.
That said, I'm working my way through my musical bucket list and am seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd (2019 version), Morrissey, Joe Jackson, Little Steven and Iron Maiden this year. May go see Judas Priest for the 3rd time in May.
I've closed my Twitter account and may do likewise for Facebook. I want no part of surveillance capitalism. I see social media (except LinkedIn) as nothing more than online bullying, shaming and corporate or political propaganda.
I am increasingly mistrustful of any business and have cancelled all so called "automatically renewing subscriptions". It appears that giving businesses your credit card number is exposing yourself to financial rape.
I am disgusted by the poisoning of all public discourse by the politicization of everything. While I'm not about to go all JD Salinger and head for the bush, I increasingly think of opting out of North American society and spending the rest of my life writing, reading, exercising and travelling - with some occasional partying thrown in.