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Before streaming, I was a big DVD collector. I bought nearly a thousand movies. I thought I was building a library. And I will tell you a secret:
DVDs rot.
The glue that holds the layers together can become opaque so the laser doesn’t read the disc properly or it can simply degrade so the disc falls apart or it can warp or expand so the disc won’t spin properly in the drive.
So, in addition to needing to keep antique hardware with delicate moving parts in working order to play these games or watch these movies, the media itself is degrading.
Yeah, your purchased digital movie might get deleted from the network over rights issues at some point in the future or the service that provides it might shut down. But if you buy a BluRay and put it on a shelf for five years and then decide to watch it, there is a decent chance it won��t work.
I love a beautiful Criterion movie box set or a game with cool box art and a manual as much as the next guy, but people overly romanticize physical media. The universe is governed by entropy and everything is falling apart.
I’ve been trying to explain why @theFIREorg is so concerned about the growing push to regulate social media, AI, and the infrastructure of online speech in the name of safety.
Then @NicoPerrino sent an email to staff that said it better than I ever could.
So I’m sharing it because people outside FIRE deserve to understand the stakes too.
This may be the most important free speech fight since the birth of the internet.
Her daughter wanted to make a TikTok recipe for dinner for the family.
She made creamy lemon chicken with mashed potatoes and broccoli.
She said her daughter did a great job the food was delicious.
Now listen to what her daughter tells her as she is handing her a plate. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.
This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.
Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.
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BAR OWNER: “You’re OK at making drinks, but are you good at changing the channel on a TV?”
BARTENDER INTERVIEWEE: “I am the literal worst channel changer of all time.”
BAR OWNER: “You start tomorrow.”