Jumpin said:
Back in the 90s people were saying the exact same thing - except digital referred to CDs, laser disks, and DVDs (a bit later). It was all about preserving vinyl, and to a lesser extent, tape. Personally, for me, as someone who reads a ton and listens to tons of music; I couldn’t imagine doing the physical media thing anymore. I’m usually on the go, I’m reading tons of different websites, a lot of different novels to fit what I am currently in the mood for, and I love listening to music. If I had to limit myself to what I carry around, magazines instead of websites, catalogues instead of amazon/online stores, big bulky books instead of snooks, and flipping around vinyl records all the time... I think I wouldn’t be able to function. While I am a child of the 80s, I’m very much a man of the 21st century... as a child of the 80s and its narcissism, I turned around this conversation and made it all about me :P |
Half the joy was procuring something physically though. Getting a new tape or CD from the store, or as a gift... that's gone now and for me, that also halves the experience. And unlike you, I am home all the time. As an author, most of my listening is done at home on speakers. Do you know how shitty your streaming sounds through good speakers? It's like raping your ears with glass.
The biggest difference imo, the biggest negative to digital is how it's just everywhere, all the time. If you fly to a starving country right now and give a kid who's only entertainment is chasing horseflies an Atari 2600, he's not only going to be blown away but he's going to think it's the greatest, most entertaining thing in the entire history of man. Less is more... and back when we didn't have albums, games and media at the push of a button or for free? We cherished them more. At least I know I did. When you got an NES game, you knew you weren't getting another for a long ass time. It was all you had and as a result, you 100% the fuck out of it. It meant more.
