It’s because we are alienated from our media. I have 1000+ CDs. Painstakingly ripped over the course of decades. Yet it’s a big pain in the ass to sync them to my god damn phone so I can play them when I’m out and about
People are pining for old technologies—CD players, VCRs, Walkmans. What’s behind our longing for inconvenience? www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
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Our Longing for Inconvenience
People are pining for old technologies—CD players, VCRs, Walkmans. What’s behind our longing for inconvenience?