Buy books, buy DVDs, buy vinyl, buy DRM-free ebooks. Buy directly from creators.
"We’re living through an age of mass deletion, a moment when entertainment and media corporations see themselves not as custodians of valuable cultural history, once freely available, but as ruthless maximisers of profit." @zachschonfeld.bsky.social
The amount of media being wiped from the internet is worrying for viewers, and industry workers who need the exposure, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld
This is why I refuse to PAY for Spotify and when I hear some great music I try to BUY from bandcamp so I OWN the music. I also backup my music - I burn copies of the zip files onto DVD-ROM and keep them at my son's house (& he does the same) I am not confident Bandcamp will always be around.
Yes, please.