I tested kitty and alacrity when I first found out about advanced term emulators. I liked kitty more, but I don't remember why. I use the kittens all the time. It's super convenient to play a video or display an image in the terminal. Kitty works on most distros. I wish it worked on windows, too, so I could use it at work.
Most of the music production companies are terrible to customers. Between mailing lists, info harvesting, and iLok I can see why the pirate scene for VSTs and samples is thriving.
Consider Bruce Lee. Dedicated his time to mastering multiple martial arts. Died of edema at 32 years old. No opponents. It's possible he drank too much water.
The most shocking part of this story is that Tillis is the voice of reason.