> But great music and books were not scarce for a long time pre-internet. For some maybe. When I was first learning to program I would drive to the local books

> But great music and books were not scarce for a long time pre-internet. For some maybe. When I was first learning to program I would drive to the local bookstore and copy down code from books out of their very small tech section. I couldn't afford to buy any of the books at the time (out of the very small selection), and they were too new for the local library to carry. Now, I can learn about almost _anything_ for free within a few clicks. Music was similarly gated, but more so by lack of money than overall access.