Music

Yeah, I was more or less on board with him until

...the inevitable result would seem to be that the internet will suck the creative content out of the whole world until nothing is left. Writers, for example, can't rely on making money from live performances – what are they supposed to do? Write ad copy?

Which is a) disingenuous and b) totally exaggerated. I certainly have some issues with streaming services, but does Byrne have a better alternative? As you said, there's never been a time when musicians have primarily supported themselves off of record sales, and I can't imagine some utopian future in which streaming services decide to pay artists more. It sucks, but it's a truth that's probably been around as long as recorded music has.