Saturday, November 24, 2012

Thankful #24: Vinyl Records


I am very thankful for Vinyl Records. I own more of them than CDs or cassettes. You’re probably thinking that isn't saying much since we live in a digital age, but I was born in 1978, when records were still in use. I grew up on them, and by the time they were being replaced by cassettes, I was still buying them used. I've never stopped buying vinyl records, despite them being harder and harder to find. Now they have returned and will probably surpass CDs. But why am I thankful for them? Well, normally I wouldn't take a subject so seriously, and I see nothing abnormal about this day. I won’t get into the analog versus digital debate. That being said, digital media is so 1984. In case you stumbled upon this blog by accident and are stupid, I’m talking about George Orwell Redenbacher, who wrote that book and invented popcorn. Almost 30 years later your government knows everything you do and microwaveable popcorn causes cancer. I say why give them the satisfaction of knowing what you’re listening to? Not only can they easily track what you download and listen to, but they also expect you to pay for nothing. When you log onto iTunes and purchase a song or album, you’re not really purchasing anything. Good job; you’re making greedy record companies even more money and ensuring the Illuminati will continue to fund bands like Nickelback. You’re the reason music sucks. 

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