tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post2438253515199700984..comments2023-03-18T12:29:51.245-04:00Comments on Tech-media-tainment: Digital culture means less public culturePatrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-35798100303966719382019-02-19T14:29:48.593-05:002019-02-19T14:29:48.593-05:00this is certainly from the viewpoint of an old per...this is certainly from the viewpoint of an old person. it is 2019, i am 30 years old, and i have a massive VHS collection. most of the trading, selling and discussing takes place on a few very active facebook groups. i've met people all over the world on these groups and it has even enabled me to beef up my japanese vhs collection as a result. i sincerely doubt that my collection, knowledge of vhs and this amount of social interaction would have been done in some nowhere town in the midwest (which is where i grew up). <br /><br />say what you will about dead media and digital media, but just because rental stores are out, doesn't mean that the digital age is going to erase the social aspect. it's THRIVING right now. wanna know why? because the internet (a mass communication device?) allows us to connect with WAY more people than you ever could have in racist small town america.<br /><br />you're missing the social aspect of rental stores? maybe get off blogger and onto some social sites where you can engage at level you're not even aware of.<br /><br />and let me know if you'd like to talk about vhs :)Space Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474152344200588939noreply@blogger.com