i hate to have one of these at all but my big "WE DRANK FROM THE HOSE" opinion is that people younger than millennials really can't imagine what coming of age in a time of media scarcity meant - like, I would read about records and movies and not actually be able to see them for YEARS
I can still remember watching exactly 4 episodes of some anime that I borrowed from a friend, with japanese commercials included, on very low-quality Maxwell VHS tapes. I never saw any more episodes because the ebay seller she bought them from deleted their account shortly after sending them.
