How I'm consuming media differently in 2024

If buying isn’t owning. Piracy isn’t stealing.

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!

The goated setup is to use streaming to find new artists and albums you like. Then buy it in physical media.

A lot of underground music groups make most of their money through merchandise such as CDs and even cassette tapes are making a huge comeback in those underground communities. People just need to start buying physical media and ripping it to their own servers like this. Great idea, especially considering these companies could take the streaming rights away from you at any moment and there isnt a single thing you can do about it!

I ended up canceling all my subscriptions this year and started buying dvds, blurays, cassettes and cds. Feels good to see my collection slowly add up.

Just when I was beginning to fear that everyone was sleepwalking into following the herd……you make a video that is refreshingly candid about what you actually NEED - and what you intend to do about it. 😂😂😂 Bravo bud !!

I was on an arctic cruise last June where we had very intermittent satelite internet and I was in the gym working out to my music and pretty much everyone was simultaniously boggled around "Is the internet working?" and "Why in the world do you still carry around mp3s?" I was amazed at how ubiquitous it has become to pay a monthly fee to listen to 40 year old music.

I am a digital hoarder. I have ripped every dvd I have ever bought and I am a music hoarder as well (because I am am musician). In 2005 I spent a week of my vacation ripping a couple hundred cds so that I could save them on hard drives (yes plural). I have over 18000 songs in my library saved in multiple places. This year I bought a 1tb Iphone 15 so I could have all my music and movies on my phone. I only want 1 device. I do miss ipods immensely though. Apple had an ipod not too long ago that was like a phone but wasn't a phone. Interesting to finally find someone like I am.

I've been saying this for years that nothing beats physical media, and i was considered old. Finally, someone who gets it. Awesome video!

You just helped me realize I’ve been paying for Spotify to only listen to the same self created playlists over and over. Thank you!

My dad an iPod Nano (different from the one in this video) and he absolutely loved it. I loaded it up with all his favorite songs and spent a bunch of time putting names to all the songs (a lot of them were displaying as something like 'Track 01, Track 02...etc', adding album art, and I even adjusted the equalizer on each and every song. He had it for years, and it wasn't until he passed away last year that I realized how well he took care of that little thing. He used it every day...but it was still in perfect condition...not a single scratch or scuff anywhere. I have no use for it, but it's honestly pretty charming to have something 100% dedicated to just playing music. I use it with my car and it's fun.

Been going down this route since the pandemic and it's been a breath of fresh air being more intentional with my choices of media consumption. I don't have a particularly big collection of anything, but I've been utilizing the library a lot for dvds, and thrift shops for CD hunting. If I really love something I'll buy it, but more often than not I find myself gravitating to hobbies I enjoyed before the internet revolution like reading/drawing/painting..which can be done relatively cheap or even free. I don't miss the choice paralysis at all from have everything available to me all the time and when I do reach out for a piece of media I tend to appreciate it more.

Nice to find more people that think and try to find a workaround to the "rent only-not own anything" type of model. I started buying CDs again, mostly second hand, and ripped them to my plex server. And buying some LPs as well, only those that have not been edited on any other format. In same cases I rip them so I can listen them on the go. Love your content, keep them coming :)

This is great, I’ve seen more people talking about this same concept. Getting so tired of $10 here, $15 there, $24… seeping from my bank account monthly. Tired of constant reliance on internet. I need to do this as well. Having all the choices in the world of music and movies just leaves us with the paradox of choice. Searching and searching forever to find something to watch. Good on you

This is actually a really valid point. We've lost intentionality with media consumption these days. The selling point is well we have the world's library at your fingertips but do we in reality actually listen to all of what's offered?

Coming from an audio geek like me. What I also like about using iPods is the physical audio driver. That direct connection to your headphones really makes a huge difference. Really cleans up the sound. Keep rocking the iPod dude. I’ve been using mine for the past 6 months and it’s been great.

Excellent take. Started my journey almost 3 years ago. Originally started with my old Blackberry curve as it was all I had, then bought and modified an ipod classic 7th gen which I still use to this day. I've went from less than 100 songs in 2021 to over 2700 songs in 2024.

I love my iPod classic. Always sync my iTunes to it, holds more songs than I will ever think of having, the battery lasts so long, it’s ideal for long airplane rides, trips etc. Just so convenient to have without the hassle of needing to connect to wifi or consume too much data on YouTube when you’re outside, not as distracting as a phone with so many apps to drain out the battery quicker. Not to mention it’s got a super slick design. Not paying a monthly plan and also no ads at all.

Dude, the way you share your simplicity to life is charming as hell. I’ve been hoppin back on the single device train since the end of last year and your post is pushin me to get there faster.

Totally agree with you, few months ago I had this urge to simply download all my music from spotify to mp3 because I was keeping a really big music library and I was also scarred of loosing it. Downloaded all the music and now I'm really considering getting a bigger ipod like you and also selling my iphone for a older one. My friends say I'm crazy for it but it's just who I am and I enjoy having full control of my stuff. Thanks a lot for the content, you got yourself a new subscriber!