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But cassettes, CDs and MiniDiscs replaced expensive traveling musicians, burning petrochemicals to drive a bus from one gig to the next.

Sort of how coal mining and oil drilling saved whales from extinction by replacing whale oil.

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And how do MP3s and streaming services NOT do that? Putting aide the fact they also don’t require a physical plastic product to be produced and shipped and then eventually end up on a land fill.

It becomes an issue when you think of the electricity source of your power generation. Clearly storing and listening to MP3s in green electricity jurisdictions like Ontario and Quebec is better than using plastic because computers are powered by nuclear and hydro power. But in Ohio and places with coal electricity generation, you should forgo recorded music altogether and only listen to live accustic music in well lit buildings that don’t require electricity.

Yes I am joking.

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