I didn't see it mentioned, so I'll add it for completeness. One of the differences between pre-smartphone and the post-smartphone world is the pervasive and un

I didn't see it mentioned, so I'll add it for completeness. One of the differences between pre-smartphone and the post-smartphone world is the pervasive and unlimited availability of adult content. Pornography used to be really hard to get. Now it is unlimited and free. There are now more than 1 million content creators on OnlyFans. The democratization, if you want to call it that, of adult content to me seems to me like something out of gonzo sci-fi Music is also now almost free and unlimited. Local music died in the early 90s when the telecommunications act was passed and all the local stations got bought and consolidated into national syndicates. Local DJs didn't find bands anymore. There was a real rough spot when the mainstream was dull and it was very hard to find out about alternative music. Later, the internet and Youtube leveled the playing field between the mainstream and everything else and things got better.