The article fails to mention the main reason cassettes were popular in my youth: mix tapes The ability to record your own cassettes, with your own choice of mu

The article fails to mention the main reason cassettes were popular in my youth: mix tapes The ability to record your own cassettes, with your own choice of music, and share them with friends was a huge part of what made cassettes a social media 8-) This article mostly speaks about the media as being pre-recorded and sold by commercial entities.