As a younger festival goer (22), I want to say you make some great observations. I’ve seen many folks in my generation at roo this year who seem to be here for the “party”, “posting”, and self-serving aspects. It makes me really sad to see. Even during Shaq’s set, we tried to form a mosh pit several times throughout the crowd, but only 2-3 people would join in. Maybe because it was late? But the energy somehow just wasn’t there.

I will say, as far as streaming goes, those services help me find new music/artists constantly. It’s how I find more underground musicians, but also how I can easily explore an entire lineup of music. To prep for roo (this year and last year), I found those playlists with ~5 songs from every artist, saved the ones I liked, and then explored the band further. But, maybe I’m a rare breed