I’m 40, and when I was a teenager, EVERY band had CDs. And I know a lot of music has shifted to digital. So much so that I heard Best buy stopped selling CDs. Presumably because nobody buys them.

So I wonder what musicians sell besides t-shirts and posters at concerts. Do the kids have ANY CDs? Do they buy mp3’s? Do they just use pandora and spotify? Do they even own their own music?

I’ve given up on trying to understand the lingo. Other generations lingo sounds stupid to me, but still understandable based on context.

I have NO idea what a skibifibi toilet is…sounds like a toilet after some taco bell and untalented jazz, but maybe I can try to understand their thought process on media consumption.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldOP
    4·
    5 months ago

    Younger person in my 20s. Most of my friends use Spotify. I grew up buying music on iTunes and will continue to do that.

    Allow me to introduce you to iTunes father…Napster.

    Buckle up, because it’s about to be a bumpy ride!

    • Emotional_Series7814@kbin.melroy.org
      1·
      5 months ago

      Is that still good? I heard about some old music piracy sites now being flooded with viruses and the like. I don’t feel like having to be careful with what I download so I’ll probably resort to a YouTube to mp3 downloader since most of what I have is probably posted on YouTube, and I am not one of those people who can detect a difference in audio quality with different file types. I appreciate the help!

      • ackthxbye@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        I’m pretty sure the virus thing is music industry propaganda. I never had any problems like that.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        5 months ago

        STILL good? Uhhhh…no. Napster got shut down in 2001, but it’s existence is what led to the creation of iTunes.