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You’re way overthinking it.

I go to a show. There’s maybe 50 people in a dark, dingy room. I want to support the band so I buy a shirt and a record from the merch table.

Sometimes I’m right by the record store so I stop and browse. I see an LP for an album I like, either used or new. I buy it.

Now I have a stack of records. I go home and play records. I still use Spotify.

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I never experienced that but some people do enjoy it, and it's fine as long as it's not a temporary obsession (but that's still my debatable opinion).

I remember my aunt saying that she went to a Santana concert in the 70s. She only remembered that "there was a lot of smoke in the room." Did it change her forever? Maybe not, only she knows. But even single experiences can have long-lasting effects that, I'm sure, we'll never be capable of sharing fully.

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