The death of the newspaper industry has absolutely nothing to do with kids downloading pirated music or movies, and absolutely everything to do with the fact th

The death of the newspaper industry has absolutely nothing to do with kids downloading pirated music or movies, and absolutely everything to do with the fact that it costs someone precisely $0 to post an ad on Craigslist or read _more_ _timely_ news on any number of websites. Who gives a rats ass about torrents-- they are but a small drop in the bucket of problems that "middle-man" industries actually have. Seriously, are you going to start blaming Hipmunk for the death of travel agencies? The answer is that nobody is at fault except industries that ignored the gigantic train whistle and massive shining light in the tunnel ahead. Yes, those jobs are lost. No, I really don't care about some sleazy A&R guy losing his job because all he knows is how to get wasted and take advantage of teens and early-20-year-olds who don't know any better. The gigantic level playing field is here, baby, and the only way to survive is to adapt-- which is to say, learn a new skill.