I worked too hard for my spending money to be much of a fan of physical formats that would gradually wear out every time they're played but to each their own I guess. God bless the anon who introduced me to FLAC.

"I’ll also argue that the law of unintended consequences almost killed the vinyl LP. When labels wanted to introduce the compact disc in the early ’80s, they were taking a big risk while they spent the money required to develop an entirely new format. Since they had no assurance of success, record companies asked artists to share the risk. Even though CDs would have a much higher retail price than an LP, they asked artists to take a “new technology” royalty reduction on CDs to decrease their financial downside while they tried to convince retailers to take a chance on stocking a whole new product line."

https://starsafterstarsafterstars.substack.com/p/corruption-in-the-music-industry