Absolutely this, except for me it’s the mixed load program.

Probably not what you’re after but I buy cheap CDs from Music Magpie and similar sites, rip them as FLAC to my home storage, and then host them for family and friends on Plex with a lifetime pass. The Plexamp app is really good, and I especially like the “released on this day” feature for reliving some old classics.

Costs pennies a month in upkeep, with the only major downside being the lack of a discovery feature for new music. But I’m old so I mostly just listen to the stuff from my youth anyway.

Yeah, my mother said the same thing when I told her that I was worried about climate change when I was a teenager. I’m now deep into my 40s and, the thing is, I don’t think my generation has even had a chance to try to fix things yet. According to UK government data, the average age of politicians has been 50 since 1979. Our prime minister is 63 and the walking corpse over in America is 79.

What is my generation supposed to do, exactly, when the boomers are so determined to hold onto power? Drives me mad.

Plus passive smoking. While drinking is bad for the drinker’s health, it’s possible to be around people who are drinking without drinking yourself. The same can’t be said for smoking.