It honestly seems more logical to me to own physical media now. You can buy a CD or DVD of anything and be able to consume it as much as you want; whereas in subscription sites, you pay monthly for a bunch of media that you may not even like and regularly use.
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The biggest reason why I stick with physical is because it’s actually just cheaper still. Digital copies of films are so overpriced as they generally cost more than physical and don’t have any of the extra features most the time.
Also I just love the look of all my disc cases on my shelves, and when I buy some while out it’s nice to stare at them on the way back home. And taking the wrapping off is a lovely experience.
While I don’t buy music physically, I do buy it digitally from sites with no DRM, so that I fully own it and can play across my PC + phone. Again, this is cheaper as I can buy a whole album for £10 which will last me several months on its own, while a single month of Spotify is £12/£11 for Apple Music. And it means I support the artists more!
Jan 22, 2025
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I’m not super anti-streaming but I do think everyone should actually own (psychically or digitally) their music library again, instead of basically just renting it all. To think that any streaming platform is capable of removing any album or song you like at any moment’s notice is super annoying. I do see a world where both can co-exist where you use streaming to discover new music and use other means like bandcamp, cds, records, downloads, etc to support and consume a musician’s work.
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I just watched this video on transcendental meditation explained by David Lynch and found it very interesting. It is a good start if you want to learn about how existing actually plays out in your life or just to understand the power of your mind.
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