Conversation

Physical media is making a comeback.

I’ve never stopped buying physical media. I still have all my CDs, DVDs, vinyl, cassette tapes, and cartridges. So I guess I’m ahead of the curve.

But I have a love/hate relationship with it.

On one hand, I have tremendous value looking at my shelf full of media. It says something about me and a little bit about my life. Not just my taste, but also what I aspire towards.

And there is something nice about using all of this on vintage electronics. Yesterday, I bought a VHS. I popped it into my VCR and watched it on my tube TV.

On the other hand, all this stuff takes up space. As time goes on, I find myself having to be more and more choosey about what I bring home. Sometimes I look at my stuff and go, “Do I really need this?”

Which is why I gave away five of my physical games to my local video game shop yesterday. I figured it was time for someone else to get joy out of it.

So as the younger generations think about acquiring more physical stuff, I keep thinking, “How do I keep only the stuff that truly means something to me?”

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