I would try to make things as freely available as I could: I would encourage sharing, burning, torrenting, and downloading. But I would leave my hat out, I would ask, and I would work from a place of gratitude if people stepped up to help. I wanted it to be like the street.

Help! When we offer it, we’re being generous. When we ask for it, we’re trusting someone else to see us and care about us.

I didn’t want to force people to help me. I wanted to let them.