I think many of us were well aware of this writers epiphany back in the 80-90's.
Via Jazz FM 91 - The Devaluation of Music
Hears about this via Toronto Jazz FM 91:
https://medium.com/cuepoint/the-devaluation-of-music-it-s-worse-than-you-think-f4cf5f26a888
https://medium.com/cuepoint/the-devaluation-of-music-it-s-worse-than-you-think-f4cf5f26a888