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I think what isn’t fully realized in this article is that the real abundance is in the choices we have today. You can subscribe to Spotify or some equivalent,

by SllX 7y ago

I think what isn’t fully realized in this article is that the real abundance is in the choices we have today. You can subscribe to Spotify or some equivalent, but you can also buy CDs, buy Vinyls, DRM-free versions of just that one song you want off an album, you can play the song you want off the Piano, or find it in a game, or listen to the radio (AM, FM, even Satellite!), or go to a live show, or download someone else’s recording of a live show. You can partake in all of these ways or any combination thereof, and I forgot to even mention music boxes! I think it’s more fair to say “Everything is amazing, but you don’t have to own all of it to enjoy it”. Some things are tangible and worth having in a hard copy so to speak, and some things are ephemeral so enjoy them while you can, for nothing and no things last forever.

m463 7y ago
The problem is when your choices are marginalized and "you own it" becomes unavailable. Examples: Games nowadays (some have drm, some are online only). Anything adobe. Smartphones. Cars.
- SllX 7y ago
  Yet there are still games you can buy with no DRM, and there have never been more games available for purchase than now. There’s an abundance of games, and yes, some of them have a shelf life and abusive to their customers. Those games are what I would call ephemeral experiences, or at least they are deeper into the ephemeral experience end than games available for purchases.
matheusmoreira 7y ago
Owning a copy is not possible. Making more copies is illegal. Sending one of those copies to a friend is illegal. Sharing those copies with people on the internet is illegal. Artificial scarcity means the only choices available to you are the choices the copyright holders want you to have.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
  "Home taping is killing music"
- SllX 7y ago
  Mate, since when is owning a copy of music impossible? Call me over when you can stop buying music, not for the lone example or two where some artist has gone all in on crap like Spotify and refuses to sell their music anywhere.

by SllX 7y ago

m463 7y ago

The problem is when your choices are marginalized and "you own it" becomes unavailable. Examples: Games nowadays (some have drm, some are online only). Anything adobe. Smartphones. Cars.

SllX 7y ago
Yet there are still games you can buy with no DRM, and there have never been more games available for purchase than now. There’s an abundance of games, and yes, some of them have a shelf life and abusive to their customers. Those games are what I would call ephemeral experiences, or at least they are deeper into the ephemeral experience end than games available for purchases.

matheusmoreira 7y ago

Owning a copy is not possible. Making more copies is illegal. Sending one of those copies to a friend is illegal. Sharing those copies with people on the internet is illegal. Artificial scarcity means the only choices available to you are the choices the copyright holders want you to have.

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
"Home taping is killing music"
SllX 7y ago
Mate, since when is owning a copy of music impossible? Call me over when you can stop buying music, not for the lone example or two where some artist has gone all in on crap like Spotify and refuses to sell their music anywhere.