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The Problem with Streaming — and the Case for Physical Media | Tom Rizzuto | TED

Physical media keeps the promise of permanence in a way that streaming simply cannot.

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Buy to own: the resurgence of physical media

We have digital content that has never been made physical. And often these things are, you know, behind streaming services and, you know, other kinds of platforms, these proprietary platforms, and we subscribe to access them, but we don't actually own them. And so when those things go away, we lose access to that.