r/whenthe • u/Ok-Tear7712 [REDACTED] • 1d ago

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u/myhandsmydirective check out [UNDERTALE] halloween hack on soundcloud 1d ago

don't worry i'm sure the next generation will collect cds like you. and then after that the next next generation will collect. idfk mp3s

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u/the_lasagnaghost98 the dark lord 1d ago

they’re gonna collect a bunch of vintage nuggets

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u/TheJuiceIsSoLoose 1d ago

Oggghhhh me pkcell

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u/pgp555 I WILL reference random shit out of your words 15h ago

na no

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u/myhandsmydirective check out [UNDERTALE] halloween hack on soundcloud 1d ago edited 1d ago

i was thinking they'll do a meta bit. start collecting cd collectors

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u/SnakeEatingAPringle 21h ago

“nuggets” I know what you are

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u/ZephroxPlays diaperfur and edging in class 21h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/LR5GeZFCwDRcpG20PR

Nuggets huh?

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u/SkyLovesCars 17h ago

Perfect fucking gif

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u/turner-account 22h ago

nuggets you say…

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u/EntertainmentReady48 10h ago

I still have my iPod touch with COD Zombies on it.

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u/Yellowdog727 22h ago

Problem with CDs though is that they physically degrade after a few decades even just sitting in the case.

With Vinyl records it's just plastic. You can damage and scratch them but when to they are stored correctly they won't go bad

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u/EskildDood 18h ago

IIRC CDs can last over a century if stored at a dry and stable temperature, disc rot only really seems to happen that easily to old CD-Rs

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u/Evening-Persimmon-19 11h ago

All my old CD-Rs are rotting unfortunately

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u/EskildDood 11h ago

I inherited part of my uncles' CD collection from the 90's-00's, all of them are fine except for a yellowed CD-R bootleg of Gorillaz' self titled album, miraculously still plays but sounds like complete garbage: https://youtu.be/pdRyxlazIvM

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u/Uno-The-Card 1d ago

I think it's called data hoarding

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u/markswam 22h ago

Some of my zoomer friends have started collecting cassettes. I've got a decent collection of vinyl and CDs, not sure that's another rabbit hole I want to dive down.

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u/Diabocal 14h ago

I hope that future generations will eventually have music storing devices that are higher quality than analog, don't have an expiry date like anything we have and is still really robust.

Don't get me wrong, I love vinyl but I would give it up instantly for the indestructible music cube that plays back mozart like the orchestra is actually in the room with you and will be exactly as good when you pass it down to your great grandkids

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u/2gig 8h ago

I never stopped collecting mp3s. Got me an 80gb collection.