Honestly not where I expected the article to go, but grateful for it. While I do kinda miss the old, glamorous packaging and pack-ins of yore, the modern media

Honestly not where I expected the article to go, but grateful for it. While I do kinda miss the old, glamorous packaging and pack-ins of yore, the modern media server-focused me appreciates modern releases that are thin on extras as they're easier to rip. I kind of think that if media ownership remained a priority, and the focus was on an improved home experience instead of increasing consumption via streaming, things would've turned out broadly better. Then again, I look at series that never would've had a chance in the old media environment (Invincible, The Boys, Hasbin Hotel, The Amazing Digital Circus, etc), and I'm reminded that nostalgia for the past is a powerful reality warp. All that being said, ultimately the strongest voice inside of me is that of the librarian: "Thank f*k all this media uses the same dimensions for a change. All those fancy-pants novelty boxes were a real pain to keep organized and pristine."