👽Teenagers from Mars, And We Don't Care😒
They'll Ruin Your Life for Metallica: The Napster Nightmare If you've never lived through a moral panic, let me paint you a picture of what happens when the government decides your teenage rebellion is a federal crime worthy of life-destroying consequences. Picture this : It's 1999. You're a college kid with a dial-up connection and a burning desire to hear that one song from the radio without buying an entire overpriced CD. Enter Napster —a simple program that let you share music files with other users. What seemed like the digital equivalent of lending your friend a cassette tape would soon trigger a legal apocalypse that made the War on Drugs look measured and proportional. They'll ruin your life for Metallica... The crackdown wasn't just swift—it was biblical. Federal agents kicked down doors. Students found themselves facing criminal charges that carried up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines per song . Per song. Download thirty tracks...