I realize this piece is 13 years old, but I think what you identify here is a part of a much larger trend encouraging people to be increasingly rootless and live in smaller and smaller spaces, moving around constantly to fulfill the demands of global capital. I regard e.g. the storage space industry, Marie Kondo's organizational fascism, "tiny houses" and Amazon Prime as other manifestations of this phenomenon.
I infer you know that moving one's vinyl collection is a gigantic pain in the ass and have probably experienced it at least once. I'm lucky enough to own a house where I have room for mine. It's very sad to see younger people getting moved around like pawns on a chessboard and their lives being cheapened as a result.
I realize this piece is 13 years old, but I think what you identify here is a part of a much larger trend encouraging people to be increasingly rootless and live in smaller and smaller spaces, moving around constantly to fulfill the demands of global capital. I regard e.g. the storage space industry, Marie Kondo's organizational fascism, "tiny houses" and Amazon Prime as other manifestations of this phenomenon.
I infer you know that moving one's vinyl collection is a gigantic pain in the ass and have probably experienced it at least once. I'm lucky enough to own a house where I have room for mine. It's very sad to see younger people getting moved around like pawns on a chessboard and their lives being cheapened as a result.