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Jen is loading DVD’s into a donation box. Admiral: Stop!! You can’t get rid of our DVD’s! What if the streaming sites go down?! - Admiral: What’ll we watch if there’s an apocalypse? The NEWS?! Jen: You’re right! DVD’s are essential for survival! - Admiral: We still have a DVD player, right? Jen: I mean… probably
Something that people are missing with the whole physical media situation is that it being physical does not preclude it from internet connected DRM, server requirements, etc. It just so happens that around the turn of this century DVDs came along and lacked sophisticated/connected DRM implementations, but it is not inherent to their physical nature. Physical media also decays. DVDs generally have around 20-25 years before bitrot starts to set in. I love the concept, but you’re better served by a hard drive than a DVD.