This is really interesting and insightful. My only question is the assumption that the BL hack is damaging to society. A cynical response might be that a bunch

This is really interesting and insightful. My only question is the assumption that the BL hack is damaging to society. A cynical response might be that a bunch of assorted medievalists, George Eliot scholars etc. didn't get access to their books... maybe some of them gave up and got jobs as plumbers, and GDP actually went up?