I'm gen-x. This ain't no problem for me. I don't pay for a subscription to listen to music. I've known where to find music since the summer of 99. I'm not worried about any of that nonsense in life. I'm mad that I'm more than likely not going to get health coverage, social security, or friggin retire for that matter. I may not even make it to that golden age even. Especially with how my health has declined over the last 4 years. 45 was a trip yall. Ain't no lie.

Also, I was bit young at the time for a record collection. I remember them of course. But I never owned any. So all I had known was Cassette Tapes til probably around 1996 or so when I finally got a CD player. Then, Napster happened and I never looked back. Fuck em. I got a 500Gb USB Drive with thousands of Albums on it still.

Sorry I don't mean to be buzzkill or "Pooolltical"... sheesh. But yeah I see shit like this, and I'm like "Hah! This is the least of my damn worries!". I steal music. Fuck em. Peace!... also Fuck Gen-X.. We suck.

that's just one aspect that ties into the real problem: we had so much 'fuck the man' and anti-corporate horseshit shoveled into our mouths, and look how the world turned out--it's a corporate, gentrified hellhole.

not every gen-xer became 'the man.'

but a sizable portion of the straight-laced, 100k a year set feel it on some level. the despair of 2026 america isn't limited to certain demographics; when there's a perpetual storm you're bound to get wet even if you have an umbrella.

I'm mad that a CD selling for 15 bucks has 20 bucks shipping attached to it.

Me, the millinial who bought all your "old" records, tapes, CDs, VHS tapes, and who has pirated digital files since digital piracy was born: kingbugsbunny.jpg

You didn't have to...

You didn't have to do that. :/

Sorry to be the bearer of difficult news.

Me with my thumbdrive collection 😎

What loser actually believes they need to replace stuff that still works?

I hate that mp3 became the standard and not .ogg, it can store better quality in similar filesizes and yet everyone decides to use mp3.

Sure, flac/wav files are the best when it comes to audio quality but they take too much space, especially if you're storing your whole audio library on your phone.