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Originally Posted by SGR
It's not about embodying a lifestyle, it's not about projecting an image, it's not about consumerism. It's not even about the sound.
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That may not be the case for you but that doesn’t mean everyone else is the same.
I’ve been on music forums where members are clearly more into owning two dozen versions of the same album, or are more into acquiring (or hoarding) as much hi-tech gear as possible. In both cases, I gained the impression that their supposed love for music is secondary (and often very limited or conservative).
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Hell, many of them, I just keep sealed.
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What was did you say about consumerism again?
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It's more about the authenticity - the feeling of owning a piece of something meaningful to me and also supporting the artist.
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If you knew anything about the music industry, you’d realise that most of what you spend on music goes into the pockets of the music labels and not the artist. But I hear you – I miss owning music formats myself.
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I love the convenience of digital formats and streaming - but when your hard drives fail, your subscriptions to streaming services run out, or the company that you own purchase rights on digital songs folds, you don't own that music any more. It's gone.
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Not if you invest in regular back-ups and upgrade your hard drives every five years.