In around 2002 I started streaming. I also burnt the songs I purchased on CDs. Eventually the CDs stopped playing. I went back to CDs and vinyl and never looked back/ never missed streaming. (Unless we call watching youtube streaming)
The end of physical media is neigh
Very sad news for me personally. Honestly this struck me as hard or harder than hearing about the death of a beloved artist. With the advent of machine learning and AI controlling our music listening we are becoming a world without any control at all over our music or movie culture.