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From Wikipedia: "Musical anhedonia is a neurological condition characterized by an inability to derive pleasure from music."
It affects between 3% and 5% of the population, so it's apparently more common than I thought.
"For those who experience "musical anhedonia," listening to a song is halfway between boring and distracting—and their brain activity reflects that."
It's nice to finally realize that I'm not the only one. I realize and can appreciate that music is important to most people, and I'm probably missing out on something really good in life, but I don't think you can really miss something that you've never experienced. I've had friends drag me to concerts two or three times when I was younger, a terrible experience every time, loud and obnoxious, hated every minute of it. I've felt bad about that, thinking maybe I just didn't try hard enough to appreciate music, or maybe I'm just cold and uncaring as I was once told when I said I wasn't into music. At least now I know.
It affects between 3% and 5% of the population, so it's apparently more common than I thought.
"For those who experience "musical anhedonia," listening to a song is halfway between boring and distracting—and their brain activity reflects that."
It's nice to finally realize that I'm not the only one. I realize and can appreciate that music is important to most people, and I'm probably missing out on something really good in life, but I don't think you can really miss something that you've never experienced. I've had friends drag me to concerts two or three times when I was younger, a terrible experience every time, loud and obnoxious, hated every minute of it. I've felt bad about that, thinking maybe I just didn't try hard enough to appreciate music, or maybe I'm just cold and uncaring as I was once told when I said I wasn't into music. At least now I know.