It's tactile, there's art-work that gets the imagination going, all that is lost when physical gets removed from the equation. There is also the question of ownership on an account, as in digital legacy and termination of rights. Companies can and often do revoke access to or delete digital content when a person dies. Meaning a person could spend decades buying digital content and it can all be gone if that content is revoked. There are no contingencies or systems in place to transfer ownership, once you are gone it too is gone.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 03, 2026 22:17 UTC