{"id":31642,"date":"2024-09-02T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T03:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/why-people-should-be-using-mp3-and-cd-players\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T20:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T03:02:36","slug":"why-people-should-be-using-mp3-and-cd-players","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/why-people-should-be-using-mp3-and-cd-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Why people should be using MP3 and CD players"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Streaming<\/a> is by far the most common way of listening to music currently, and while I understand why that’s the case — convenience, ease of access, universal adoption, normalization, and all the rest — I don’t think that’s the be-all end-all of music listening in this day and age. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rather, I think the overwhelming ubiquity of streaming is a sign that a lot of us need to scale it back a bit. I don’t always want to be connected to the internet, I don’t think that’s been good for me or for society as a whole. So I think that when it comes to music, a lot more of us should be using MP3 players<\/a>, CD players<\/a>, or other portable audio devices. Bonus points if it’s one you used in the 2000s, keep the e-waste to a minimum. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I can understand why this might not be an appealing idea for many, since we seem to value convenience a ton as a society these days. You can access millions of songs from a single application on your phone or your computer, all for a fairly low monthly cost, all things considered. But I want to push back against this need for convenience, and make the argument that it\u2019s worth it to sacrifice a bit of convenience for the liberating feeling of being offline, as well as being more intentional with your music listening. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n Retro tech is back for a reason — we yearn to be more offline <\/h2>\n
Many of us are nostalgic for a time that felt slower and calmer <\/h3>\n