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submitted 11 months ago by xilliah@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For me it's holding a VHS in the store and looking at the cover.

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[-] shininghero@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago

The ability to take for granted that anything and everything I purchased was owned outright. It couldn't be taken away, either intentionally or accidentally, in any capacity.
Now everything is all always-online digital licenses, and they can be swapped to monthly subscriptions at a moments notice.

[-] dumples@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

I hate having to rent everything. I am thinking about going back to DVDs for movies.

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