Subj : Re: When everything is di
To   : hollowone
From : Arelor
Date : Mon Feb 27 2023 09:43:57

  Re: Re: When everything is di
  By: hollowone to esc on Sun Feb 26 2023 02:05 pm

 > I asked him if he remembers any of those recommendations, by albums, songs,
 > authors.. that was more
 > difficult, he sticked to the genre as the only hook.
 > 

I am not sure it is a problem with modern delivery systems as it is a problem
with art benig devaluated in general.

When I was a kid I would hold onto CDs and tapes with fierce devotion because
they were scarce. I didn't have money for many. More often than not, stores
would not carry the music I wanted to hear. Getting a single album was hard and
an achievement in itself. Even Internet didn't make it easy because downloading
warez material was sooooo slow you'd rather give up.


Fastforward 10 years. Any kid can download any album from a warez site in less
than a minute. He gets to listen to as much music as he wants with no effort.
Since no effort was put into getting it, people does not have the same feeling
of achievement when they get it. It feels like yet another pile of digital junk
to enjoy and forget.

Something similar happens with RPG books. I have RPG books I have collected
over the years to which I feel certain attatchment, because it took quite a
while of time and money to build the library up. I also have lots of freebies,
digital bundles downloaded for free during promotional offers and the like. I
feel nothing for these ones despite the fact I have played some of them and
they are actually great games.


--
gopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalken
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
 * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (21:2/138)

.