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Originally Posted by AwwSugar
I was talking to someone today who told me he didn't know why people still buy physical things when they can download them on the internet.
I was having a hard time explaining to him how important it is for me to be able to have an album I love in my hand.
An album that can't be accidently deleted, one that can't be erased or lost in a hard-drive.
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I don't think this is really the point, as I am quite happy downloading music online but still paying for it and buying it. Hardcopies can be destroyed, damaged or scratched too. So for me I think downloading albums legitimately (i.e. paying for them) is one of the better ways to go. Like mojo, to some extent it irks me when 'music fans' don't spend a single cent on any of their music.
That being said, I do engage in a lot of, let's say, non-legitimate downloading that I don't necessarily pay for. However, I make myself feel better about this by the fact that I go to A LOT of concerts and see a lot of artists live. If I like an artist, no doubt I will make an effort to see them live when they come to my city. I also do spend a lot of money on buying music legitimately, whether it be in hard copy or in digital format.