Whaleblue
Southbound
Yet another year on, and interesting to see if much has changed here.
From 2016:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=183896
From 2017:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/music-rent-or-buy-2017.196718/
From 2018:
https://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/poll-music-rent-or-buy-2018.210995/
As I said originally:
Votes cannot be changed, and you can only see the poll state once you have voted. Your vote will be publicly visible. I know some folk wanted other choices to represent the grey areas between the two options, but I originally resisted that in 2016 to keep it simple - there are myriad in-between options if we went there. The consistency of choices across the years also keeps year-to-year comparisons meaningful.
So, where are we in 2019?
From 2016:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=183896
From 2017:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/music-rent-or-buy-2017.196718/
From 2018:
https://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/poll-music-rent-or-buy-2018.210995/
As I said originally:
I've put this in Audio, as although it's about the music, it's about the mechanism of play.
The question I pose is a simple binary choice. I'm sure there are many shades of grey, so pick the one closest to what you feel represents your stance right now.
So, the choice remains simple. FWIW I now buy a very small handful of albums a year, those that I both wish to support with a relatively significant financial input and ensure I'll always have access to. I voted 'rent' as that's my primary mode of consumption.
Votes cannot be changed, and you can only see the poll state once you have voted. Your vote will be publicly visible. I know some folk wanted other choices to represent the grey areas between the two options, but I originally resisted that in 2016 to keep it simple - there are myriad in-between options if we went there. The consistency of choices across the years also keeps year-to-year comparisons meaningful.
So, where are we in 2019?