I think this kind of attitude is exactly what the OP denounces. Community are not driven by a need to acquire something (information, or whatever you consider to be "available") but by kindred minds coming together and working on fun stuff.
It depends on motivation. I know that the local demo scene is very alive and kicking... but to bring it back to my "availability" reasoning, they are mostly "int 10h" guys or C64 hackers even though we have the availability of OpenGL/WebGL. Like I said, the hard cores will always be there despite generational technology improvements.
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I think this kind of attitude is exactly what the OP denounces. Community are not driven by a need to acquire something (information, or whatever you consider to be "available") but by kindred minds coming together and working on fun stuff.
This is not true. Many communities are driven by a desire to acquire something.
It depends on motivation. I know that the local demo scene is very alive and kicking... but to bring it back to my "availability" reasoning, they are mostly "int 10h" guys or C64 hackers even though we have the availability of OpenGL/WebGL. Like I said, the hard cores will always be there despite generational technology improvements.