Why is modern pop music today so terrible?

@gdnrbob. I’ll try not to inadvertently violate forum rules.

I don’t know if there are stats on it, but do you think the kids are listening to and playing at a higher percentage than in the US (or Canada, Western Europe, etc.)? Wouldn’t surprise me at all. Just that China has a large population.

I had no idea but just thought it was funny, given a few now-removed comments, when I Googled what’s popular in China, the lists were peppered with music that would probably be considered the topic of this thread.

I suspect there are some good music history buffs, here.  I think we can safely say that going back at least 60-70 years that there was a large contingent that thought the "new" music was terrible.  Bullitt noted that the "parents said the same thing about the Beatles" and theirs the same about Elvis.  Same with the subject of the thread and probably everything in between--punk, electronic, hair bands, grunge, etc.

But how about going back further on folks I think most now can and do consider masters and the greats.  Mozart, Chopin, Bach, etc.  Or when new instruments were utilized.  Did a large contingent view them or  music using the new instruments to be "terrible?"  Was the piano viewed like the autotuner?

@stfoth,
That there are so many talented musicians playing classical music in China and are being recorded should be indicative that the genre is alive an well. 
Though I do agree that the majority of the population is probably listening to something more akin to current popular music, I think the proportion of US kids listening to classical is significantly lower.-Which breaks my heart.
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I thank Providence for having let me be born in the '60's. Record labels/producers hired musicians who showed creativity, as opposed to what is now produced-music that will sell and make money-lacking any substantive/enduring quality. 
Though I expect things will eventually change for the better.
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@gdnrbob.  Generally agreed, except for the expectation that things will get better.  I hope it's not just me becoming an old curmudgeon.  Some of it is relative, too, which I try to appreciate.