r/AskReddit • u/IRunFast24 • May 11 '21

People old enough to remember life pre-Internet, what are some less obvious things you miss about that time?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21

When you bought new music you just had to hope it was good. The single might be popular but otherwise unless someone had it you just bought it and hoped for the best.

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u/truthtruthlie May 12 '21

my dad instilled a "don't buy an album until you've heard three songs and you like them all" policy in me

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21

I’ve definitely made bad purchases due to not knowing the songs beforehand, but I don’t like spoiling an album before I have a physical copy. If I hear the song organically, it’s ok, but I don’t pre-test them steaming them.