According to numerous reports, Best Buy will stop selling physical media this year.
“The move away from physical media is believed to be due to changes in people's habits. [stupid] Consumers increasingly prefer streaming and digital downloads over traditional physical formats. ” report. “This trend has been evident over the past decade as DVD and Blu-ray sales have declined significantly.”
The results of this frightening trend are seen everywhere. Over the past decade, major retailers such as Best Buy and Walmart have significantly reduced their physical media shelf space. At best, where movie treasures once led down aisles, it's no longer half an aisle, a few end caps, or a cutout bin.
As for video games, Best Buy said only that it will continue to sell them. For the time being.
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The phasing out of physical media at Best Buy raises concerns about preservation and accessibility of movies and television shows. A physical copy provides a durable, tangible media that is not subject to fluctuations in streaming service or internet availability. It also offers the best bitrate and quality, ensuring a better viewing experience compared to streaming, especially in fast-moving or dark-colored scenes.
Despite the perceived convenience and cost-effectiveness of streaming, the decline of physical media has broader implications for the film industry. Actors such as Matt Damon have noted that the shift to streaming has affected the production and profitability of smaller films that previously relied on DVD sales for their second wave of income. We're seeing similar trends in the music industry, where streaming is devaluing the art form and making it harder for musicians to maintain full-time careers.
Yes, I added the word “stupid” above to describe people moving to streaming and digital, but I myself have been stupid for years. I sold most of my DVD collection and migrated to the digital site Vudu. I loved the idea of a digital collection that would never wear out or be lost in a fire, a collection that you could put in your pocket and take anywhere.
But then this happened. Five years ago, fascist founder James L. Brooks simpsonshas announced that it will voluntarily blacklist episodes of its own show. why? Because the nation was losing its mind over a deeply flawed HBO documentary that accused the late Michael Jackson of child molestation, and Jackson had previously guest-starred and lent his voice to the show. simpsons. Brooks not only stopped producing physical copies of this episode; Godless McCarthyites reached into their digital collection and erased it.
This would not have been an issue if Jackson had been convicted. However, despite the government's best efforts, Jackson was never convicted.
I'm not a Michael Jackson fan.
I haven't seen a single episode though simpsons.
What I'm a fan of is creative freedom, including freedom from censorship, including the disgraceful self-censorship that criticizes James L. Brooks.
That was my wake up call. Since then, I've been collecting physical media on Noah's Ark. These stupid and dishonest attacks Gone with the windvandalism of french connection (1971), “insensitive” films such as “Insensitive” have completely disappeared. southern song (1946) It only strengthened my resolve while weakening my bank account.
Of course, you can still stream Gone with the windBut that's only if you're willing to first take a pompous lecture that requires you to feel and think a certain way about legitimate artistic masterpieces. A few weeks ago, I got lazy and ended up streaming it instead of getting the Blu-ray. holiday inn (1942) — less than 2 seconds. I had purchased the streaming version, but the vandals still dipped into my private stock and told me this movie was racist. And you know what? I agree with the sentiment of caution. The “Abraham” segment is racist. But I resented being lectured, warned, and told how to feel in order to be seen as a good person.
One of the warnings we would all appreciate, but never see, is this: This feature film includes man-on-man kisses, domestic lesbianism, and the salacious idea that one's identity is tied to one's personality.
But as you can see in the report above, we are doing this to ourselves. Are Americans today so fat and lazy that James L. Brooks can't get up from the couch to load a non-erasable DVD or Blu-ray?
James L. Brooks receives the Norman Lear Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, January 28, 2017 (John Saranthan/Producers Guild of America・Of America/AP Images)
what happened?
this is our art! And are we going to leave it in the hands of left-wing multinational corporations like Disney, Apple, and Amazon?
Hey, the skin on your nose isn't peeling off. I got mine, and I'm going to keep getting mine. But if you have a favorite movie, book, TV show, or video game, you're facing a future in which it will either disappear, be censored, or only be available on a monthly subscription service. .
I refuse to live in such a future.
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