> The answer is never bet against the Internet. I normally tend to agree with this sentiment, but if that were always the case, please explain the prevalence-

> The answer is never bet against the Internet. I normally tend to agree with this sentiment, but if that were always the case, please explain the prevalence--and quite honestly the very existence--of services like Redbox (2002-Present). With the advent of torrents/newsbin/High speed broad band etc... any and all media is available in the comfort of your home, with no worries of region blocks or another BS and yet there they are. I grew up on the Internet and quite honestly half the fun of DLing and such was being able to say I had already watched something to someone who had to rely on traditional outlets: the last season of Sopranos comes to mind. Some try to rationalize the non-tech savvyness of its target demographics (Boomers) and that could be a part of it, but I have seen young people(looked like young millennials or gen Z) waiting in lines at these things. For a while I rationalized it must have been an elaborate DNM drop-scheme, but then I met someone who said they use it regularly and was akin to a 24 hour Blockbuster. Which seems to have left a hole in some people who never even experienced it when it was alive and well (80-90s). If I'm honest, a part of me still has some longing nostalgia for running into those things wanting/waiting for a new SNES/PS game all day at school only to be elated that I got the last one and it felt like I won the lottery. The mom and pop ones were even funnier evoking the sounds of the chiming doors and the rush of adrenaline you got trying to peek into the beaded curtain area for the porn in the back as a kid. Also fumbling and wondering where you left with the plastic cases with a 'be kind and rewind' smiley on them. But we live in an era of convenience, and comfort creatures where none of that is a part of the equation anymore.