"A dying breed"

Audiophiles are a dying breed. Some sources claim that more than 40 percent of the audiophiles are over 65 years. There is no next generation to take over and replace them. Should we be surprised? No. Hobbies come and go. I can take myself as an example. I have a stamp collection that no one is interested in. It's more or less worthless today. The workings of supply and demand is unnostalgic and brutal. Back to the imminent audiophile extinction. Should we be saddened? No. They did their utmost best to scare people away. It's a heavily male-dominated, unhelpful community with elaborated suppression techniques. They brought this on themselves. It's all very well to be sorry now. There's a growing awareness and effort to attract younger, more diverse participants, including women. I think it's too late for that. This ship has sailed. Should we be concerned? Yes. There are 17 Global Goals (officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs). It should be 18. Goal 18 should be Clean och Good Sound (corresponding to Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation). The 18th goal of sustainable development is needed to ensure uncompressed and well-sounding music for all.