Its almost a weekly occurrence now that i find myself talking to someone about how country music and all the trappings around the cowboy aesthetic has rocketed upwards in popularity over the last few years among the zoomers and teenagers.
Aside from business settings and some other particular scenarios, i just dont really bother keeping a tight lid on my power level any more so when the other person im talking to says "man i just dont get it, kids used to make fun of country and now they cant get enough of it", i just tell them its because it's the only shit that's still very white.
Nearly every response i've received to this observation has been a cautious "hmm, maybe...", then they go and tell me something along the lines of how their daughter likes going to rodeos and country music concerts because her and her friends feel totally safe there and nobody's smoking weed.