If you’ve spent any time on YouTube’s music scene, you’ve seen them: the "1-hour loops." Among the giants of this sub-genre, remains a titan. But why would anyone want to hear Tyler Joseph lament about his student loans and "blurryface" for sixty minutes straight? It turns out, there’s a method to the repetition. The Anthem of the Quarter-Life Crisis
In a one-hour loop, that sentiment becomes an . It creates a space where it's okay to acknowledge the pressure of "making money" and the loss of childhood imagination. The Psychology of the Loop Stressed out - Twenty one pilots - 1 hour
The song reminds us that while we can't actually turn back time, we aren't the only ones wishing we could. If you’ve spent any time on YouTube’s music