How 'bout we tweak that just a tiny bit and use flash drives instead?
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
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I was in Publix the other day when this really eccentric wizard looking lady approached me and had a story about how she needed a few bucks. She said she had music for sale that she made herself. I said well how do I purchase it? She reached into her bag and said “ I’ve got cds “ I gave her a few bucks and was on my way feeling good. Got into my fucking car and realized oh shit I’m not a teenager anymore in my old car with a cd player like I thought I was for a solid 10 minutes after buying the damn thing. Got home and had to dig out a cd player for my laptop. Music was weird as fuck which I enjoyed. She bought a jug of cough syrup with the money lmfao
Feels like the article is slightly off base, the people today looking for something physical and memorable have been buying vinyl. In 2026 most people I know don't have a CD player let alone a CD burner. But lots them do buy and play vinyl and have record players for that purpose.
Or.. if the article is just a nostalgia deep dive then why the commitment to CDs? You could do the same passing around USB sticks if the purpose is to share music with friends.
Also wonder if the article writer's own discs actually still work, burned discs don't last that long. They mention having a whole box of old discs but I don't know if they actually tried to play them and checked them for errors. A while back I was doing some data recovery for a friend who had all her stuff burned to discs over the years, turned out about 20% of her discs were either unreadable or full of errors.
Even just buying a new drive is not exactly easy. There is no market. I got a new* BD DVD CD burner eventually, Asus BW-16D1HT, they were introduced more than 10 years ago!
*used one prior only lasted a year before it smashed the CD and DVD laser head into a CD.
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The reason I got a cd burner was the frustration of dealing with Bluetooth in my car. I got a Bluetooth capable, simple, CD compatible head unit. The best part about using a CD is it begins immediately when the car starts, versus fumbling with a phone. Though swapping CDs obviously isn't as great as using digital / streaming.
Once you break up, fantastic tree ornaments also.
This is stupid. Just make your own streaming service.
this is a good reminder to finish that mix CD I'm halfway through putting together
When I first burned my first CDs(after long time), I was happy, and I quite liked, but but since I buy CDs, I don't do that anymore. When I found my burned CDs after some time, I was intrigued to listen what was in it.
And, their temporary nature fits the fleeting nature of infatuation.