MESA, AZ—Gleefully describing the inevitable day when society would collapse and digital files would become unusable, local physical media collector David Campbell confirmed Wednesday he was “absolutely pumped” for the downfall of humanity. “When it all goes down, there’s only going to be one place to watch the Tomb Raider movies in their entirety with all the deleted scenes, and that’s going to be my bunker,” said Campbell, his eyes reportedly shining as he described how the end of organized society and the dissolution of government would make his cherished stockpile of Blu-rays even more valuable.

“No one will be mocking the CDs I’m still holding onto when the internet goes dark forever and the only way to listen to music is through boom boxes we trade canned goods for. And I’m definitely one of the only people who has a region-free DVD player and all three seasons of Father Ted plus the Christmas special, so I’ll essentially be a king. I can’t wait.” At press time, Campbell was grinning as he purchased the 50th anniversary edition of Jaws in 4k, which he anticipated would give him full control over the drinking water supply in the event of a nuclear winter situation.

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    “No one will be mocking the CDs I’m still holding onto when the internet goes dark forever and the only way to listen to music is through boom boxes we trade canned goods for."

    That is not what I said! I also mentioned I’m willing to trade for Network cables or any Raspberry Pi with something cool running on it.

    Can’t trust the media to quote accurately, anymore.

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    I only buy music in CD form (or vinyl). But just because I don’t trust my ability to not frag a hard drive every now and then. If I’m gonna buy it, then all the better to have a built-in backup.

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    Hah

    But also it might be good to add a [satire] tag text to the title

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    His won’t be the only one, but if he’d like to paint a bullseye on his back for all the scavengers in the world, that would be less potential danger for me.

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    In the land of unplayable DVD’s the man with the DVD player and a TV is King! Just need to get that generator working.

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      and a functional display from 15ish years ago from today so that it wasn’t built w planned obsolescence in mind. lol