The Journey Begins

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tilthat:

TIL That popularity of hip hop is greatly attributed to the New York city blackout of 1977 where rioting and mass looting enabled young aspiring Dj’s access to equipment they couldn’t otherwise afford.

via reddit.com

riots are wealth redistribution

A parallel can be made to pirated software and illegal sampling

It’s kinda like if the people have access to the means of production the world gets better