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		decklin on Dec 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Recording Industry Likes to Make Me Look Like ... No one wanted a buggy whip. They wanted, and still want, what the buggy whip got them: transportation from point A to point B. People still want music. They never wanted the music industry.

snowwrestler on Dec 18, 2011 [–]

It's worth pointing out that in general, people still have to pay for transportation even though the buggy whips are gone.

The argument here is whether in general, people still have to pay for music.

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