Film and Vinyl

Vinyl has made somewhat of a comeback, and film’s been popping its head up as well.

By the way, neither is “better” than their digital counterparts. Not objectively, anyway. You may think so, and that’s either equipment, nostalgia, “people like me,” or confirmation bias. It’s preference, and preference makes this world an amazing place. Lean into your preferences.

Regardless of their comeback, neither vinyl nor film will re-overtake their digital counterparts across the market. Digital is simply too convenient. Use whatever cliche you’d like — can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube, cat’s out of the bag, etc. Digital’s here to stay.

Technology has a way of making what used to be done by experts convenient and accessible for normies. The form once served as a fence. Keep the experts and artists in, and the regular people out.

While the content of art can be connected to the form of the art, making the form easier for the masses exponentially ramps up the amount of content produced.

Some of it good, some of it terrible, and most of it mediocre at best. The content itself matters.

AI now makes forms such as coding, accounting, financial planning, and consulting easily accessible to just about anyone.

But just because you can vibecode an app idea, doesn’t mean it’s gonna be a good app. Just because you can build out a financial plan in a few minutes doesn’t mean it’s a good financial plan.

The content still matters.

Let’s stop complaining about AI taking over the form and stay focused on content.