it actually seems that music is so bad nowadays that the kids consider mcr and other viciously bad 00s emo to be art rock from a better era.

listen, kids. i lived through that, and all the artists at the time thought we were living through the death of art - and seem to have been right.

i know it's harsh, and perhaps a little bit difficult, but you have to actually look at the music your grandparents and in truth even greatgrandparents liked if you want something substantive, as your parents went through basically the same feelings of dystopia and disgust at existence and modern "art" that you're going through, too.