30 November

A more subtle manifestation of kidult culture is how songs are used to express emotion in TV shows, streaming and films now. Rather than characters articulating a set of feelings and exploring them, which used to be the meat of any story, notice how often now at critical points of a story's emotional evolution songs are just played, it becomes like a music video clip. Adolescents invest enormous emotional meaning in favourite songs. Rock stars are one of their key reference points upon the world.