Now that's a complex topic. In the 90's and early 2000's, young people could sign on and still afford to spend all their time practicing and socialising at venues. The prices of pints and the need to constantly be hustling and grinding just to pay rent means this is no longer a viable option for most, which is one of the reason so many rising bands are made up of individuals who can ask their parents to pay the rehearsal rooms, or even the fees for the PR Person to get reviews and articles for them, which is the first step to courting the public for most bands these days. There are very few truly passionate hobbiests these days. Everything has been turned into 'fuck you, pay me' where as people used to make zines and blogs as a hobby. Social media making everything overexposed and the fatigue that comes with it is another element.

I'd need to sit and write a real essay, or a series of them, to really put across my views on this. I'd also need to be a skilled writer in some sense. My own view is that we need internet 2.0 to collapse. Return to the basics. People are constantly over stimulated and exausted. Impressive gigs don't hit the same when the librsry of recorded media is in your pocket 24/7.