On the other hand: I had basic Top 40-adjascent music available to me. Nothing impressive was to be had at Wal-Mart or Target. Target had better selection than the chain music store in the mall, wal-mart was out of the question due to censorship (they'd sell movies with strong language and sexual situations, but wouldn't sell music with the same).

I've never met anyone in a movie rental place.

I currently have a wide selection of music and can talk to folks about it if I want. I get recommended movies and shows through friends online.

I met my spouse playing a silly MMORPG some years back, and wound up moving to another country because of it.

In other words, for me, the world you describe is the one I actually found through the internet.