I often wonder this. I play bluegrass and other traditional music at tech events, along with talks that essentially explore this and proximal questions. As to

I often wonder this. I play bluegrass and other traditional music at tech events, along with talks that essentially explore this and proximal questions. As to the specific lineage of this music through Bill Monroe -=> Jerry Garcia -=> John Perry Barlow -=> EFF/archive.org/etc, I had a sit-down with my producer where we recorded a sort of video-open-letter to a few friends on this topic: https://youtu.be/bYLrIGOEVPU?t=193 https://youtu.be/bYLrIGOEVPU?t=193