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Anti-nostalgia thread: what are y’all happy is gone and hope never returns?
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Can't argue with non licensing/copying/backup reasons for preferring CDs or other physical media.
But a lot of people are under the misconceptions that things like licensing came to existence after the switch away from physical media or that there were not DRM in physical media, therefore switching back to a physical media would solve the current problems with lack of control over our media. It will not.
What we need is DRM-free digital media, which we can use wherever and however we want. Just like a lot of us did with MP3s and CDs.
I'm with you 100% :) I have a record collection too, but heck if I'd want only records! There's a use case for each, even if mine's oddly specific.
I feel Steve Albini's take on CDs hit it correctly, it was basically to the effect of "welcome to the rich man's eight track tape, the music industry's newest way to make you re-buy your music and spend more money".
I will say he couldn't have forseen CDs lasting like they have and being the last big physical format, but I think it's very true. You're right that physical formats don't negate the greed/capitalism, and there's a compulsive desire from companies to control how you enjoy the media you paid for and "own".
In short, I completely agree with you and the media industries are really restrictive/anti-art, but love CDs as a format. :)