Without wanting to venture too deep into this debate:
I have to say that maybe 50% of my collection I did not pay for, but the difference between music I acquire vs. music I pay for is shrinking.
I used to argue that I didn't want to pay for an entire album, if I only wanted one song; Itunes, and other similar services have rendered that moot.
Then I downloaded because I wanted to hear the album sounded before I purchased it; Podcasts, Bandcamp pages etc...have rendered that moot as well.
I find that a lot of the bands I listen to offer their music digitally for free now anyway, then provide vinyl/cds through smaller labels/distros which I'll gladly support.
I spend more buying the vinyl because I love collecting it. I like the idea of passing on music to my kids, like my dad did for me. I find more value in having something in my hand.
Tough to do that with a bunch of pirated digital music, I suppose.
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