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Piracy never is stealing anyway. Well, you wouldn't steal a car. Well duh, of course not. But what if I could copy it and then we both have a car each?

Maybe thats why its called a subscription in the first place? Spotify, Apple Music, Netflix, etc. Never mentioned anything about owning, actually streaming services don't claim that. This is more applicable to PC gaming like steam. Where digital licenses can get revoked.

​@@carlmercado2474google movies specifically state "Buy it now for x$"

@@methamphetamememcmeth3422piracy IS stealing. Some may justify it, claiming that the film studios, actors, actresses, developers, etc make enough off of the content already. But when people pirate media, they’re failing to pay for the production value of the content that they’re enjoying. People can decide for themselves whether they’re going to partake, but much of the practice is illegal. In some instances backing up owned/purchased content can be within the confines of the law, but in limited use case.

Master Oogway?? MASTER OOGWAYY!!!!!

*aggressively leans side to side and throws hands up in the air*

Are you gay? What weirdo says that?@@denish-themenace

broooo yes! I got mine a few weeks ago and I just been checking out DVDs like mad!

@@thelthrythquezada8397 That's the way! Plus some libraries actually have streaming services you can use. And if you really like a movie you can always just rip it with makemkv. Perfectly legal to do that ☺️

yeah, spotify's recommended music is the main reason keeping me there

That's what i am doing. Too bad CD is treated so badly

The only downside to that is some artists only release on digital, which is so frustrating! I hate it.

​@@reibaratawhy not simply use a mod apk😂 I am using Spotify premium mod for like, 5 years now

​@ILoveJahangeer this is true, and it sucks, however their music is usually still sold somewhere. Bandcamp, iTunes, etc. And surprisingly even iTunes let's you copy, backup, convert, etc all the songs you buy there.

Absolutely I listen to a lot of Japanese music and for quite a while most of the music I listen to was region locked on Spotify. I now have a collection of ~30 CDs as a result. Probably won't be cancelling Spotify though since it's still useful for discovering music that I want to buy a physical copy of later. (Discovered TM Network, globe, ZIGGY, Boøwy, and Tak Matsumoto's solo music through Spotify)

The internet won’t last forever, it’s scary how much we’ve come to depend on something so fragile and new. My prediction is that spatial computing/augmented reality and AI will be the beginning of the end. We will reach crazy high bandwidth and start ditching it as we know it at the same time.

@@slarbitercurious to hear more thoughts about this? Why would be ditch at a higher bandwidth? Or do you mean the systems won’t be able to handle it? It seems that the tech companies keep upping the ante (e.g., 5G, which is completely unnecessary)

@@joshuajohnson3296 I’m thinking less people will be online when you have spatial computing and AI mixed together with the usual info farming for “security and advertising”. Not necessarily because of the bandwidth itself but because of the amount/kind of stuff being exchanged. What kind of privacy will you have when your room and surroundings are your new desktop and powered by AI? If they integrate it into society as the new normal like smart phones, ‘they’ will have much more control and deep fakes will have a whole new level. Look at the apple vision and where Windows 12 is going, things might get weird soon. We’re coming pretty close to the reality of Her and Wall E

​@joshuajohnson3296 For me, everything digital, like smartphones, the internet, GPS, server based media, and phones in general, depend on satellites to work. If one good solar storm actually happens or if Yellowstone erupts, say goodbye to the modern age. We'll go back to the 60s or so with analog equipment like, ham radios, walkie talkies, CB radios for communication, vinly, cassette, and CDs for music since MP3s were a more modern thing where if you have a CD and a computer that still has the disc drive still installed, sure you can use an iPod, but file sharing is not going to be a useful option. We'll still have the radio for everything else like the news with newspaper also. Basically, everything before the digital age is going to be back in form like CRTs and older plasma and LED display TVs, the way we used to do stuff is going to be everywhere in entertainment. We'll have to document everything on paper, cameras, and tape. The digital age is going to be very hard to even turn back to because we'll have to get all of the satellites back on one at a time, or they'll start crashing into the atmosphere unless we can turn them back on. The way we'll call people will be landline once more with operator stations to make the call travel to another state and so on. Everything that is considered old will be considered the new way because of all the digital comversions that has happened since the 00s with cable and entertainment saying goodbye to analog TV and saying hello to digital TV.

Lifting iron in the arctic sounds pretty metal

I've been carrying around iPods for quite a while now. My current music player is a 4th gen iPod with the click wheel. I got a 3rd gen classic some time ago but that thing is cumbersome to use because it relies on firewire. The 4th gen I bought recently is amazing and I've been using that as my daily. I love the old style of the monochrome screen and the click wheel but the ability to use USB for charging and syncing so I could use it in my car and keep it juiced up, and it can charge while it syncs so the battery isn't draining as it writes to the hard drive, and I also have an iPod dock for it that that can charge the 4th gen and play music which I keep in my room. I'd have to say that of the click wheel ipods that I have, the 4th gen is my favorite, then the 6th/7th gen, and then the 3rd gen. The 3rd gen looks really cool, but it's a hassle to use due it its reliance on firewire.

​@@komred64While the OP didn't mention the genre he was listening to, I'm betting it was indeed black metal.

I use Spotify at the gym because it's the best thing for finding good electronic and house music. I just block ads on it. All gyms in my chain have free WiFi.

There are any number of dedicated audio players by companies like Fiio, iBasso, Astell and Kern, and Hiby.The discontinued Fiio X3 II and X5 II even had an iPod-like scroll wheel. Nothing beats a dedicated audio player for sound quality.

Adding to raksh9's reply... Sony still makes Walkmans too! I have a non-streaming NW-A55 that supports micro SD cards up to 1TB AND it can play hi-res files.

@@marianneworks I've been tempted to get a Sony Walkman audio player for a while. I grew up with the old cassette versions, then moved on to minidisc and Hi-MD, I just haven't found a Sony that seems to fit budget and performance. I have the Fiio X3 II and apart from passive battery drain when off, it is a super little unit, machined from metal and protected by the included silicone case.

Wow that’s a lot of dedication and many songs 😮 I don’t own that much content but have ripped 100 dvd movies onto a 8tb hard drive

That's just hoarding. You can't physically listen to all of that.

Thanks man! You’re not alone, there is a resistance to this techtopia vision growing for sure!

​@@spencers-adventuresHell yes, and I've been saying this for years. I want my CDs, but when I knew I wasn't going to be able to move the collection .. to FLAC they all went. Took me two weeks at 8 hours a day to back them up

I have been purchasing most of my music through vinyl, which 90% have a digital download. I guess us Gen Xers are old school media addicts.

I’m thinking of doing this myself..

​@@Leonard_Washington76you should. It's enjoyable.

Thanks buddy - glad you enjoyed the video! The plex server is something quite a few commenters have mentioned, and I'm definitely going to be investigating it further for my own use-case. I am definitely very anti the whole subscription economy and am always trying to find ways around it. Keep buying physical media!

I started build my on library on an Emby server a couple of years ago. Best decision.

I just pirate everything, w/ cracked spotify, game piracy, and free streaming sites + ublock origin. I havent gotten into torrenting as 1080p works for me. If buying something digital doesn't mean i own it, piracy isnt stealing.

I love my dad sm for uploading our family collection of DVDs to his plex server. Over 1000 of my favorite movies and no ads, no more netflix.

​@@tropic5264I agree with your method and think intellectual property rights are mostly bs, but what do you mean with not owning a file if you buy it?

No, but I listen to a lot more of music I wouldn't have listened to otherwise.

The paradox of choice

IS it worth modding it?

Definitely worth upgrading the battery, I went from 5~ hours to 8~ hours of listening time

It’s the same with any phone having a jack by the way

I got my first iPod in the summer of 2022. I got it off of Elite Obsolete Electronics, this dude is great. Since then I have quite the collection of iPods and Ive been daily driving a 4th gen classic. I love this thing

@@SirJeanLucAsec "Bring back the headphone jack!" -Some Australian dude who yells at a green iPad

Wow that’s awesome! The BlackBerry Curve is sick, I used to have one of those way back in the day. Keep fighting the good fight!

Houw did you download your Spotify library out and off of the Spotify app, onto the iTunes?

Details on the Spotify to MP3 thing?

I used my computer to install this program in github called spotdl, I copied the songs in my liked song playlist then paste them all on a new playlist. From there, I copied the new playlist url and pasted on the python script that downloaded the tracks from the internet (youtube music mainly), hope it helps!

for those asking, I installed python and used a program called spotdl that downloaded the songs from youtube. After that I just dragged those to itunes and it's how I'm rocking

I love using my iPod classics. I've modified my 7th gen classic with a rainbow front case. At some point I plan to do a flash mod for it, replace the back case, and put a massive battery in it. I might also put a really bit battery in my 4th gen classic that I'm currently using

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Thanks very much, really appreciate the kind words! I definitely feel the need to push back against the all-flash hype heavy KZfaq style, I’m glad you feel the same. Glad to hear you’ve been enjoying the videos!

I use a straight talk prepaid phone (inactivated) to listen to audiobooks. And have a few movies on it as well. Just in case I get stuck somewhere and need entertainment.

I am so glad to hear you have the album too! Rocky Road to Dublin RIPS! Right there with you too on the intentional music collecting over streaming. Thanks for commenting buddy!

That’s such a cool story, I love the idea of ripping albums across the country as you go. Thanks for sharing!

That cool I have been thinking about getting a NAS too how big are the hard drives?

Very cool! A few different commenters have mentioned their media storage solutions but I've not heard of this one yet, so I'll definitely take a look. Thanks for sharing your setup!

@@Diecastinator I've seen some as big as 20TB. I'm starting with 3 satas that are about 11TB. You'll also want to make sure to format them before using them and that they're all the same model disk.

Adding onto this, may I suggest a bit of Jellyfin in your life for video and a selfhosted music service for your library?

@jackedup447 I got most of my stuff through bittorrent and screen recorded shows with Camtasia that weren't available for download. Just gotta know where to look.

I know the first 3 numbers!

the best artist is a hungry one, an artist art for art's sake@@phillipbanes5484

@@phillipbanes5484 that's true, but the people who perceive art are not artists, but normal people

Yes I DVD over streams

Exactly! They not only bleed our wallets dry one drip at a time, but they take away any autonomy over our consumption. Physical media is very important!

@@spencers-adventures it’s even worse than people think. Remember what happen to The French Connection movie? They censored it. They can edit movies without our permission.

Joo vill eat zeh bugz- Klaud Schwuab

I really appreciate all you’ve said here. I want to say, I’ve gotten a lot of value from Spotify, I’ve had it since maybe 2015/2016, and it’s been really helpful to discover new music in that time. I just can’t handle the amount of subscription services we have nowadays, and I have it as a goal to cut every single one lol. But there’s a reason Spotify was last to go, because it was the most important to me. Tomorrows video is pretty relevant to this topic, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

@@spencers-adventures Certainly! And the subscriptions can be overwhelming. I think I find that I'm more okay with the subscriptions when looking at them as a natural evolution of cable and Video On Demand, especially since I find myself rotating them due to me generally only watching maybe 1-2 shows at a given time. I've found that in my life, first and foremost with anything is simply having the ability of being able to just pull up what it is I'm looking for. I don't think any one approach is necessarily the wrong one, as long as we're all enjoying the media we like. It's all totally different for all of us. I will be keeping my eyes peeled for your video tomorrow, and look forward to anything else you may have to say!

Libraries are great resources for getting shows or DVDs you want to watch

I have an Apple laptop that’s 18 yrs old and still boots just fine. Their old products were tanks.

I agree with you, I was blown away too! Apples recent vibe has been push the next and cripple the last, so I was really surprised they still had compatibility for iPods. I like your approach to physical media too. Im trying to be minimalist and intentional in my collecting, because I definitely tend toward the opposite lol. Im VHS/LP as well, but I keep it really small, and I try to cull a few every once in a while so it doesn’t get too cluttered

That’s perfect, I love the 3-2-1 mention!

This is a great approach! If I didn't already have access to the iPod I would have done exactly what you have done

I use an android phone that can take a 256gb sdxc. I have 8456 songs on it and will be loading up some more later on. The music app I use can also cast music via airplay or UPnP. Having a dedicated player for music is the way to go.

I didn’t know that about the 4th gen shuffle! Sounds like a great setup with the Bluetooth on the touch too 👍

Agreed! I wanted to make a library video at some point because I think many people have forgotten about them!

Wow you’ve got the mods dialled in! Nice work

Tomorrows video is very much related to this, so keep your eyes peeled! Glad you loved the video!