How many people register what has been happening on the shelves of corporate music stores these last few decades?
Vinyl (a lot of PLASTIC), coexisted with
cassettes (PLASTIC with metal), both almost totally replaced by
CDs (PLASTIC and metal foil) which coexisted with
Mini Discs (PLASTIC with metal), and
DAT (PLASTIC with metal).
Then came all the streaming devices (made of PLASTIC and metals),
and the overhyped return of vinyl (a lot of PLASTIC)
and now the return of the format the industry tried to kill because it was too reliable and needed less replacing, the
CD (PLASTIC and metal foil)
but these are all being squeezed into less space by shelves being dedicated to pushing heavily targeted, franchised useless, often almost identical PLASTIC TOYS for repeatedly conditioned, obsessive adults and kids who know no better.
It all goes back to the mining and petrochemical industries. Instead of reducing output, they keep switching media types and accompanying machinery to keep consumers buying, artificially outdating like the fashion industry. Plastic is the drug. They keep the public addicted.
Many music artists are complicit too, if releasing version after almost identical version in multiple 'collectable' formats ... cue fans buying each colour vinyl (PLASTIC) etc.
And all of this goes to pollution fast, because music is fashion-driven too. Into the landfill they all go, until they get repackaged and rediscovered when enough have been destroyed.
And the industries keep polluting, pushing more and more PLASTIC.
It is a sad and dangerous game of toxic corporations.
Yes love music, but if you have to replace it, support a second hand shop to reduce the ecological damage. Find another way to reward the artist - many need it to keep creating.
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