I like music, more specifically, I like vinyl records. I like listening to them, I like scratching then, I like buying them, I like finding them. The Internet is out to destroy this love. That’s because the Internet has destroyed what would have once been a several month process into less than an hour.

Scenario A
I read some zine some friend told me about. It contains an article about some great record I’ve never heard about. I mentally note it. One day, several months later, I discover that record for $5 Canadian in a record store in Kingston, Ontario. Holy shit, I think. I recall the article and of course buy the record. Which I listen to when I arrive home and enjoy immensely.

Scenario B
I hear about a new record from a podcast I listen to while driving (who listens to terrestrial radio anyway?) It’s All Songs Considered and I discover Take Ten by Paul Desmond. Sounds great. I get home and look it up (because I had already forgotten his name) and then search. I can grab it on ebay for about $8 shipped, which is not too bad. Itunes has it for $9.99, then I find pirated mp3s. I could download, listen to, and already get sick of the album before the ebay auction ends. (in two days) I’d love to find it in a record store, but is it possible that I no longer have the patience for that anymore?

Have I really changed that much where I can’t even enjoy the process of Scenario A anymore?
I’m going to hold out and wait until I find Take Ten in a record store. And I think the world would be a better place if more people did the same.

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