physical albums aren’t as much about “owning” music to me. tapes wear out, CDs scratch, etc. i lose shit all the time. my limewire days were proof of that when you can make perfect digital copies of files, the concept of ownership is irrelevant anyway.

it’s the reason NFTs were such a scam.

having records, tapes, and vinyl places my media in the physical space with me. i experience everything in a embodied way, rather than everything but the sound existing in cyberspace.