Gen X, came here to say saaame. Original Napster was amazing, and literally changed the course of my life when I found music that was adjacent to things I already had.
Some of them were songs from American labor and Black history. And that's been a key part of my career over 25+ years.
@samusbutagirl.bsky.socialfile sharing was before my time, but every time i hear millennials reminisce about that era, they're always saying "yeah, it's how i got introduced to one of my favorite bands i never would've discovered otherwise, and bought their album as soon as i could afford it"
streaming disincentivizes this
