Garbage is probably somewhat strong, but I agree about the title. I suppose, like so much these days, it all depends on your POV and ingrained confirmation bia

Garbage is probably somewhat strong, but I agree about the title. I suppose, like so much these days, it all depends on your POV and ingrained confirmation biases whether you believe research about the incorrigibility of addicts or the hope of rescue. My thoughts on this whole "Shoot the messenger, he's a plagiarist" line of thinking is that we live in a remix society, and certainly in music, producers and artists are given wide leeway to come up with new ways to use old sounds with no repercussions. I wonder if the ability to take old written content and present it in a fresh, persuasive way shouldn't be given the same respect.