I mean, in this sense large highways are elitist right? They require a drivers license, which requires studying etc. Now, I'm not saying that it's an equal met

I mean, in this sense large highways are elitist right? They require a drivers license, which requires studying etc. Now, I'm not saying that it's an equal metaphor in any way, but worrying about API's not being accessible enough is only valid if the given consumer is having difficulties using/consuming the specified format. You can't write a spotify client with a csv as input, just like you can't read a book in a language you don't know.