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I once had lots of 8-track tapes. I no longer have an 8-track player. I once had lots of cassette tapes. I no longer have a cassette player. I once had a lo

I once had lots of 8-track tapes. I no longer have an 8-track player. I once had lots of cassette tapes. I no longer have a cassette player. I once had a lot of vinyl (and still have some left). I no longer have a turntable. I still have lots of compact discs. I have a portable compact disc player and an Apple SuperDrive stashed somewhere in the house. Media wears out. Players go out out of production. Owning recordings means accepting that someday they won’t work any more.

rnd0 3y ago
>Owning recordings means accepting that someday they won’t work any more. ...that's why you format shift (vinyl -> cassette, cd -> mp3/flac)? Backing up your primary media and the listening to the secondary format saves wear and tear and extends the life of your primary source too. I have cds I bought in the 90's I can still back up if I feel the need to do so. I doubt that anyone will be able to say the same about being able to access rented media in the 2040's or 2050's.