The lost joy of music piracy

	The lost joy of music piracy(pigeonsandplanes.com)
	818 points by mcgin 56 days ago \| 581 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Nostalgia for the cultural buy-in, friend networks, and shared discovery of the piracy era ~Music piracy is still alive and necessary since streaming lacks full archives ↑Private trackers remain vital for preserving obscure music and culture ↑The iPod era's synergy with piracy was uniquely magical ↓Skepticism that the past was actually better versus just nostalgia for youth