Subj : Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
To   : TALIADON
From : Jeff
Date : Thu Jan 06 2022 11:46:59

On 06 Jan 2022, TALIADON said the following...
 TA>  Je> I'm not 100% sure what you're referring to here; is it perhaps someth
 TA>  Je> to do with owning a library of physical albums versus having a Spotif
 TA>  Je> subscription, for example?
 TA> Absolutely, and I think I've seen a considerable shift in cultural
 TA> values over the past four decades - some good, some not so perhaps.

I would definitely agree, and point an accusatory finger at the '80s in
particular.

 TA> Thinking of value in terms of a cost/benefit compromise, I think we're
 TA> prepared to cross the threshold of compromise far sooner than any
 TA> previous generation. It's almost as if our ability to say no and go
 TA> without has been eroded into nonexistence: we'd rather have it than not,
 TA> whatever the compromise.

As for myself, I've pretty much abandoned having a video or music library,in
favor of streaming services.

Which is not to say that I was not extremely skeptical of music & video
streaming at first, as well as download-based video game ownership versus
more traditional cartridge- or media-based ownership.

However, I don't subscribe to anything just to subscribe; it has to have
value for me. I subscribed to Audible because I thought audiobooks might be a
thing for me, but upon realizing it's not I cancelled my subscription. I do
have a Spotify account that costs less than one new album per month and I can
listen to almost any album in existence at any time (with a couple of
exceptions I've found so far: Elektra's Rubaiyat retrospective album and the
Deadicated tribute album).

As far as books go, I'm ok with reading books online if they're intended to
be read from front to back. For reference books or other books that are not
intended to be read in that way, I definitely still prefer paper.

Jeff.

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