What is incredible to me is how talented and creative people are. WAY more than what gets exposed to us by the entertainment industry.

Years ago I used to buy a CD based on what I heard on the radio. Now I buy CD's based on what I find on youtube, and most of them are not names most people have heard of (see Allensworth).

I've recently started playing a star wars game called "The Old Republic" - their community servers are filled with incredible fan art and fan based stories that rival some of the deepest plots I've ever read in an NY Times best seller.

The general creativity and skill of the world's population is now easier for anyone to see than it has ever been before, and they're sharing this stuff for free on the internet. That's putting the squeeze on music, movies and books.