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3 Reasons To Stop Using Physical Media
VHS, Compact disc, paper books, video game cartridges, DVDs even Blu-rays. These were all things that I absolutely loved having at one point, however as I grew further into the digital age I became more and more reliant on digital versions. Now, I’m not writing this article in an attempt to move you away from those very formats I once loved! Actually, that is exactly what I’m doing, and here’s why.
Space
Maybe you aren’t as much of a minimalist as I am but I think everyone can appreciate a little more space in their home. The fact is all these different formats can take up a lot of space. Space that is basically only décor until you use one of these very mediums. I’ll challenge you to take a visual inventory of all the physical media you have in your home, and then, just imagine that it’s gone. Sure a specific bookshelf somewhere may look better with a few books or DVD’s but everywhere else? You could probably go without them in my opinion.
Access
This is one of those “First world problem” sort of conversations that I think is rather interesting. At one point, you had to go to the amphitheater to watch a play at a specific time and date. Then you had to go to the movie theatre, with more options for those specific times and dates. Following that was the ability to watch TV in the comfort of…
