I think "it's easier to find" only applies to people who aren't already into fandom and fic culture.

In the days of eGroups / YahooGroups, I didn't have to *find* fic, I got it all emailed right to my inbox. Today, I largely know where to look for it (though people are often posting exclusively to Tumblr/Discord/Patreon, so it's becoming less centralised and harder to find than it was 5-10 years ago), but it involves several more steps than I had to take then.