Obviously it's a matter of taste, yes. (And I do think about the signaling effects of my musical tastes from time to time; it is rather an interesting topic.) I was only putting forth my "no good music has been written since the death of Gershwin"* opinion to contrast with taw's "no good music was written before 1975" opinion, in order to produce a synthesis that would support gwern's original contention that enough art now exists that we needn't subsidize more of it.

*not actually my opinion, but close