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We can only blame ourselves and capitalist propaganda for why we have lost our freedom to own physical media. Sony is only interested in money like every other corpo greed machine and it just makes sense when almost no one is buying.

How many of us own a DVD player? A disc drive? A Blu-ray player even? How many have a Hi-Fi system with CD player?

I collect old media and I find that only collectors seem to have an interest in these relics. I go to friends' houses only to see they have a SmartTV and a Bluetooth speaker to play media off of.

The best way to combat this is to cancel all your subscriptions and educate your friends on the issue, and they might cancel theirs as well. Fuck the rent based economy. Stop supporting it.

I think those who want a physical media presence in their home need to take stock of what they already own, decide whether they want to lean full tilt into having an actual media library or just keep a curated collection of their favorite pieces.

I canceled all streaming services a few years ago. I have a sizable collection of vinyl but I hardly ever listen to them anymore and tend to sail the high seas for most of my music anyway. I’ll be selling those off to make space for more books, games, and movies.

I don’t think it needs to be an all-or-nothing thing. Take stock of what you have, make a list of things you’d like to have, and if you spot a rare find at a yard sale you didn’t know you wanted, snatch it up before some scummy reseller does.

We are entering an age of needing to be more intentional about the things that matter to us. I fear people are going to lean heavily into FOMO culture and think they need to panic buy everything, but that’s just going to raise prices across the board and leave folks with stuff they may not actually want or appreciate.

I do try my best to make it a point to buy albums of artists that I consider to be ethical and worth supporting (mostly underground music) and I think we could all benefit from getting in the habit of paying the artist tax every now and again.

It doesn't have to be all or nothing, but personally, I think making it my life's duty to consume ethically and bypassing these corporate outlets is a MUST for my morals, but I don't expect everyone to follow suit, though that certainly would stifle the bourgeois media giants on a large scale and I am known to dream.

Ethical consumption is going to be key to preserving media so it can be enjoyed 20+ years from now. Buy the FLAC files directly from the artist. Get physical books from local shops. Emulate everything else.

We can only blame ourselves and capitalist propaganda for why we have lost our freedom to own physical media. Sony is only interested in money like every other corpo greed machine and it just makes sense when almost no one is buying.

How many of us own a DVD player? A disc drive? A Blu-ray player even? How many have a Hi-Fi system with CD player?

I collect old media and I find that only collectors seem to have an interest in these relics. I go to friends' houses only to see they have a SmartTV and a Bluetooth speaker to play media off of.

The best way to combat this is to cancel all your subscriptions and educate your friends on the issue, and they might cancel theirs as well. Fuck the rent based economy. Stop supporting it.

I think those who want a physical media presence in their home need to take stock of what they already own, decide whether they want to lean full tilt into having an actual media library or just keep a curated collection of their favorite pieces.

I canceled all streaming services a few years ago. I have a sizable collection of vinyl but I hardly ever listen to them anymore and tend to sail the high seas for most of my music anyway. I’ll be selling those off to make space for more books, games, and movies.

I don’t think it needs to be an all-or-nothing thing. Take stock of what you have, make a list of things you’d like to have, and if you spot a rare find at a yard sale you didn’t know you wanted, snatch it up before some scummy reseller does.

We are entering an age of needing to be more intentional about the things that matter to us. I fear people are going to lean heavily into FOMO culture and think they need to panic buy everything, but that’s just going to raise prices across the board and leave folks with stuff they may not actually want or appreciate.

So stoked to share the official trailer for the Avatar Aang movie, now releasing JULY 25th on Paramount+!!