Here's an older article on Disc Rot, for some counter points

https://www.vice.com/en/article/mg9pdv/the-hidden-phenomenon... [1]

https://www.howtogeek.com/682807/the-cds-you-burned-are-goin... [2]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21668184

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23979241