Why is 4/4 so common?

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Why is so much of the music we listen to in the time signature 4/4?
Is 4/4 innately pleasing to human ears or is a love of 4/4 something that is learnt? I've wondered this for a long time so I finally took to Reddit in search of answers.

Thank you to everybody who contributed on Reddit towards this! Here is the original thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/bpg5bi/why_is_44_so_common/

And an extra special thanks goes to Daniel Long & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇

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Sources:
How to play 9/8 by Adam Neely: https://youtu.be/oGN4juGQ-0A
What is Entrainment?: https://musicscience.net/projects/timing/iemp/what-is-musical-entrainment/
The Evolution of Human Rhythmic Abilities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889703/
MinuteEarth Husky Dogs: https://youtu.be/HDG4GSypcIE
An Exploration of Bulgarian Rhythms: https://www.fusionmagazine.org/against-the-odds-an-exploration-of-bulgarian-rhythms/

The Dances
Eleno Mome: https://youtu.be/H5Ha9pjtauE
Paidushko: https://youtu.be/ncYOkzZwnIk
Karşılama: https://youtu.be/m_xt1bgef14

Other examples:
'Biala Roza' by Slavka Kalcheva: https://youtu.be/CAax0fKKy44
'Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş' by İlham Gencer: https://youtu.be/46XpRniWVfA
'Levee Camp Moan' by Son House: https://youtu.be/KxMYwFA2liU
How to play a groove in 13/8: https://youtu.be/M_8iD5xS1hI

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