What exactly is wrong with selling CDs and Vynls? I don't understand why your numbers need to only come from streaming

When j cole dropped Cole World, i went to best buy and bought the physical album. Thats just as legit as ANY streaming sale. There is nothing wrong with people buying physical copies of music. You know....THE WAY WE ALWAYS DID BEFORE SPOTIFY??

edit: Someone in the comments said buying a cd or vynl is merch, NO it isnt, buying a CD or vynl is buying the physical recorded music. Selling physical copies of music is the way the music business has ran for the vast majority of its life. Merch is when ur selling hats, shirts, shit that isnt the music. A CD is the actual music.

Bundling used to mean artists that were selling MERCH and throwing the album in there and counting it as an album sale. Now people act as if selling PHYSICAL MUSIC, cds and vynls, is somehow cheating or not "authentic" i think its straight up bullshit, why must all ur numbers come from streaming? I see nothing wrong with the weeknd selling physical music and i see nothing wrong with drake selling physical music.

If someone wants to buy your actual CD or vynl then that sale is just as real as streams. In fact it shows they are a super fan because they want to physically touch the project, physically touch the artwork. Niggas act like selling physical music is somehow cheating or maybe its just on this sub.

Buying a CD, buying a Vynl, or streaming the album, either way niggas are still buying for your MUSIC.