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OsoRetro t1_jabqt7i wrote

This is why when you ask a Gen Z kid who their favorite musician/bands/group is they never really have an answer. Not bagging on them, I just think they are missing out on something magic. We had to invest time and effort into finding our music. You didn’t pay a flat streaming fee for everything. Your $20 went to ONE thing. It had to be good. Maybe you spent 4 hours in Tower Records listening to all the releases. Or maybe you had been looking forward to a release for months. It was just different.

Now the “record stores” where I live are just head shops that also sell CD’s and shit. Grab a used vinyl or some synthetic pee. Whatever you may fancy

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herpishderpish t1_jacdd9n wrote

It was magic indeed. Though years from now, Spotify may be their magic. "Almost every song ever written was at your fingertips through ONE streaming service! It was magic, you didn't have to pay a separate subscription fee to hear the Shrek soundtrack... It was right there to be had anytime! You didn't even have to buy the entire album!".

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Cuntalicous t1_jacguof wrote

Ah, the sweet sensation of having all the things you enjoy being further corrupted by capitalism

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ScottZilla79 t1_jaeigk7 wrote

Ya communism gave us record shops and the evil capitalism took them away!

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Cuntalicous t1_jaeto92 wrote

It’s almost like you completely missed the point.

Also communism is when no iPhone vuvuzela 1000 gajillion dead

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Jwishh t1_jadw4ri wrote

And even when they do have a favorite they usually don’t have a favorite album. I’ve had so many interactions with Gen Z where they just have never bothered to listen to the full discography of their favorite artists, and that’s just weird to me

Just a different type of industry now maybe

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