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Update: Explaining the thrill of finding a rare album in a record store to someone who only streams music left me feeling oddly disconnected.
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markcoleman7mo ago
Caught an interview with a shop owner in Austin who hosts "listening hours" for new pressings. He described regulars bringing coffee and just sitting on the floor, listening to a whole album start to finish, talking about the liner notes. That shared, focused experience is the antithesis of my solitary streaming, where I'm usually skipping tracks while doing dishes. It's that intentional ritual, the commitment to the artifact, that creates the community. Made me realize my streaming is all consumption, while digging through crates is a social hunt.
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markdixon7mo ago
That disconnect highlights how digital convenience is erasing shared physical experiences. We're losing the common ground that objects like records used to provide.
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