The Social History of the MP3

While witch-hunts are nothing to be wistful about, the mass-media era of popular music has plenty to be nostalgic for. In retrospect, such a limited musical menu meant that there was a much higher probability that the song you were listening to at any moment was being heard by countless others at the same time.

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