> restore some kind of physicality to my digital music collection
If you want physicality then you’d encode the music onto the card itself, rather than point it to a URL or anything that is ephemeral.
If you want physicality then you’d encode the music onto the card itself, rather than point it to a URL or anything that is ephemeral.
Sarcasm aside, I am pretty sure "restore some kind of physicality" refers to how it allows one to physically browse through a stack of music choices with printed art instead of scrolling through Spotify. That sounds fun and meaningful in itself!
For folks who care about the literal digital or analog physicality of the music, there are always CDs and vinyl, respectively. I'm sure the author is quite aware of this.