Audio has been around since, I suppose, the spoken language. The difference now is distribution and availability. Audiobooks, podcasts, smart phones, voice controlled home speaker systems, connected cars, and who knows what will come next.
When I first opened the Audacity program I have to admit I was intimidated.
I'm an audio guy. I like headphones in, walk in the woods with Pepper, and lay those decibels on me. But it's not always...
It's just so easy. It's probably harder to not do it.