The Fall of Physical Media

In 1958, my sister took me to a Jerry Lee Lewis concert. The next day, we visited a record shop, where she bought Great Balls of Fire for $0.67—my first encounter with physical media. Over time, I collected albums, read liner notes, and embraced VHS, CDs, and tapes. Now, we stream everything, but we don’t own it. Music is compressed, manipulated, and auto-tuned. I sold my vinyl but kept my CDs—and I cherish them. Frank Sinatra’s Strangers in the Night was auto-tuned. What the hell? I’ll stick to my originals. #PhysicalMedia #MusicLover #Vinyl #CDs #StreamingDilemma