Are CDs Making a Comeback?

Lately I’ve been getting more into Y2K stuff again. Mostly the aesthetic, some fashion, but also just the general vibe from that time.

One thing that keeps showing up everywhere is CDs.

Old players, stacks of discs, people showing their collections. And it made me think about how I used to make my own CDs back then. Just putting together songs I liked and burning them onto a disc.

I hadn’t thought about that in years.

So I started wondering why nobody really does that anymore. And also why not just do it again?



What happened to CDs?

When you look at the numbers, CDs basically disappeared over time. Since the early 2000s, sales have dropped by something like 90 to 95 percent.

But at the same time, that decline has slowed down recently. In some cases, sales have even gone up a bit again.

It’s not a huge comeback or anything. But it’s also not completely dead.

Why CDs still make sense

Streaming is still the easiest way to listen to music. You open an app and everything is there.

But it’s also changed a lot.

There are more platforms now, more subscriptions, and you don’t actually own anything. You’re paying for access, not for the music itself.

If something gets removed, it’s just gone.

It’s even more obvious with movies and shows. You need multiple subscriptions just to watch different things, and everything is split across platforms.

Music isn’t that extreme yet, but it’s heading in a similar direction.

So going back to something simple like a CD suddenly doesn’t feel that weird anymore.

You pick your songs, burn them onto a disc, and that’s it. No account, no ads, no internet.

It’s yours.

Will CDs come back?

I’m not saying CDs are replacing streaming. They’re obviously not.

But they’re not as irrelevant as they used to be either.

And honestly, I might just start making a few again.

If you want to try it yourself, you really don’t need much. A pack of blank CDs and a simple USB CD burner is enough to get started.

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