I hate this perspective
Why does pop-punk sound like it's made for teenagers? Why be so condescending about it?
Do you not agree that certain music appeal more to certain demographics?
Pop-punk is specifically designed for teenagers that are still developing a sense of what it is to have romantic feelings, or suffering the fallout from such things. The lyrical content usually hasn't matured much past that.
The instrumentation is simple, energetic and repetitive which also appeals to the shorter attention spans of the youth.
It's not a bad thing. Teenagers need music too and it can help their development but at some point tastes should mature.
I was just shocked by how much things have stayed exactly the same after all this time. And it's really weird to hear something so nasal from a 44 year old man.
I tend to prefer bands that evolve their sound album after album.