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Part of the concern is "I can keep it longer if I take care of it or if I keep track of it properly", eg if it gets lost or ruined its due to some lack of care by the end user, vs "I only get to keep it until some third party decides I don't get to have it any more".



Then buy physical copies of everything. Oh sure, you lose a huge convenience factor, but at least no third party has control over it.


Can you even buy physical copies of streaming shows? Or online news? Or podcasts?




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