#save me physical media

[pigeonpalacade]

I have basically no art to post so why not flex my media drawer

[the-tin-dog]

Y’all I miss physical media so much.

Yeah sure preservation of art and all but also like.

I miss sharing media.

I miss giving my friends video games to borrow that I loved, because a physical disk would immediately play on every system. I miss bringing movies over to friends house for a movie night, because they didn’t have them, or I didn’t have them. I miss renting DVDs. It made sharing a movie an EVENT not just something to have on in the background.

I miss making my friends little mixtapes and burning them CDs of music I think they like. Of songs that make me think of them. I miss being gifted CDs from people who wanted me to share something that meant a lot to them. I have so many songs that make me think of friends and lovers long past, simply because they were the ones who gave me the CD.

I miss when you had to choose an album. When you only had the collection that you had. And your friends all had different collections, different media, different games.

The *SHARING* aspect of physical media, not for the media itself, but for the emotions and connections and community that came with it. The fact that I could hold my dad’s favorite album the day he died. That I could ever so softly put a disk into my car, that was touched by a lover before our young lives drifted apart. (I still have that CD today)

I think we all lost a little bit of our humanity when we stopped being able to give our friends movies and games and CDs, in a physical and tangible way.

[sansashton]

you’ll never guess what my favorite band is right now

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

got a worm nibbling my brain. can someone help me find a piece of obscure media?

webcomic/indie comic from the 2010s. basically a sci-fi short story about a young girl (with red hair?) who was being raised by scientists as part of an experiment. she receives a haircut/has her head shaved, in preparation for her annual brain scan/testing. it is revealed that while her body is human, her "brain" is artificial, made of computer implants throughout her skull and spine. at some point her biological mother (also a scientist on the same campus?) encounters her and is repulsed, viewing her as a machine who has murdered her daughter.

it was very poignant and it bruised my heart and i can NOT find it anywhere

[userarmand]

[icewindandboringhorror]

sometimes looking at like Self Help Strategies lists for the symptoms I'm having is always just like:

thing that I already do

thing I have tried 10 times

thing I already do

thing that I don't have the money to do

thing I already do

thing I've been doing since I was 10yrs old to no avail

thing that is impossible given my situation

thing that doesn't apply to me

thing that I already do

thing I have already tried

hrmm, oh wait, maybe finally- OH, yeah.. okay. thing that I already do but it was just phrased slightly differently

thing I have already done

[eights-world]

i know im gonna sound like an old man for this but whys do you have to pay so much to even RENT a movie nowadays?? why do i need to pay for five different streaming services just yo find the one movie im looking for????

[scourgebff]

sometimes i wonder if the recent warriors books are bad just because i’m older and more experienced now compared to childhood but after rereading into the wild and all earlier super editions recently nah, the writing has quite literally gotten exponentially worse to the point of a near total deterioration in quality ⚰️

[joyful-patient-faithful]

Local libraries getting rid of physical medias such as newspapers, magazines, cds, dvds, and audiobooks is turning experiencing art into a privilege instead of a right but I don't think you guys are ready for that conversation

[cinewhore]

so I’ve been watching sex and the city and i really like it and im lowkey stressing myself out cause id love to do a SATC themed party for my 30th but we still have a few years but anyways! I feel silly now cause im coming up on the finale and i want to do something special? Like maybe bake a cake, get a good cocktail in a can and just savor the last episode? Idk it really has gotten me through these past few months and i thought it’d be cute to celebrate

[stitchkiss]

i really want ted lasso on dvd:(

apple tv doesn't make box sets and you can't even download the series on any device. if anyone knows how i can obtain a dvd set of the series pls let me know. it's my favorite comfort show i just want a physical copy of it

[flubbernuggetsj]

i know we’ve all said it before but truly, if i buy something . its mine. that specific version i have bought and purchased is now in my possession and should not change. even in a digital space. HOW IS IT ALLOWED THAT A COMPANY/MONOPOLY CAN JUST REACH IN TO MY PERSONAL DIGITAL PLATFORM TO GRAB AND REMOLD SONETHING IF NOT FULLY TAKE IT AWAY. HOW. which is why im a collecting hoarder bc no ones coming into my real world space without a slap in the face butstill. my digital home should not be invaded because someone else has enough money to just play god online

[silentstaresfanficandfanart]

I SPILLED BLUE MICAH POWDER ALL OEVR MY WORKSPACE

BUT DONT WORRRY

I POURED AN EVNE LARGER AMOUNT OF ELMERS CLEAR GLUE *EVERYWHERE* AND MIXED IT IN TOGETHER

IM PRETTY SURE THAT WILL FIX MY PROBLEM IN RELATED NEWS I AM ATTEMPTING TO USE HOT GLUE AS A RESIN MOLD GUESS WELL SEE HOW THAT GOES

also iF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO CLEAN RESIN OFF OF THINGS PLEASE HELP

PLEASE

I DO NOT HAVE GOOD MOTOR SKILLS

[ittybittybumblebee]

when i move out i need to find a good old vhs tape player so bad

[adriancatrin]

i’m losing my mind over the tags on my zuko sculpture post ppl are so nice i wanna cry