Just Say No | An 8Bit Proof Companion Piece

<p dir&equals;"ltr" id&equals;"docs-internal-guid-5b54aa62-b83d-2d9f-e9b5-bf42a25a3ad3">As some of you may know&comma; I go by Waffles on the 8Bit Proof podcast&period; In our most recent episode&comma; we discussed the pros and cons of going completely digital and whether or not we would be able to completely abandon physical games&period; I am strongly &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;pro-digital” when it comes to gaming and I’ve been an &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;all-digital” consumer of music for 5 years&period; On the show&comma; I argued that convenience was the main attraction of going digital&period; The ability to go from game to game without changing discs is a delight&period; In addition to convenience&comma; switching to a digital format saves a lot of physical space&period; See&comma; space saving is crucial for me&comma; because I need all the space I can get for my comic book collection&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;05125132&sol;comic-books&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58007" alt&equals;"Comics - Bagogames" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;05125132&sol;comic-books&period;jpg" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"> I have a comic problem&semi;  I love them and I can’t stop buying them&period; My comics have taken over my living room&comma; there are piles on my floor&comma; piles on my coffee table&comma; and my shelves are overflowing&period; I have no more room for shelves in my house and my pile of shame is relentless&period; I have nowhere to put all my unread books and I have no idea what to do with them&period; I had to move my long boxes into the basement because closet space was becoming an issue&period; If I ever have the desire to read a specific issue of a comic it would take me 15 minutes to find said issue&period; I lug around a 30-pound bag filled with comics any time I go on vacation&period; I have to admit that my comic situation is not convenient in any way&period; Every logical reason I love the digital formats for music and gaming could easily translate to comics&comma; but I don’t care&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;05125148&sol;001-741192&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58006" alt&equals;"Comics - Bagogames" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;05125148&sol;001-741192&period;jpg" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">I have had a relationship with comics since the early 90’s&comma; and I have been in love since day 1&period; Growing up&comma; there were two comic shops within walking distance from my house&comma; TWO&excl; I would go to them at least twice a week and always come home with stacks of comics&period; I love sitting down with a comic in my hands&comma; the tactile satisfaction of turning each page with my fingers&period; The pile of comics on my living room floor is a badge honor&period; I’m not ashamed of the pile&comma; I’m proud&period; Lined up in alphabetical order on my shelves&comma; the books are a work of art&period; Every day I come home to find an Amazon box on my doorstep full of those wonderfully illustrated slices of heaven is like Christmas morning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;05125204&sol;DSC01068&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58005" alt&equals;"Comics - Bagogames" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;05125204&sol;DSC01068&period;jpg" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Aside from my many other completely unreasonable excuses for not wanting to go digital with my comic collection&comma; I firmly believe that consuming them digitally is wrong because they simply aren’t digital in nature&period;  While they can be stored on physical items&comma; music and video games are inherently digital because of how they are consumed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">I’m not kidding myself&semi; I know my reasons are weak and foolish&period; I know I should go digital with comics because it would make my comic life much easier&period; But I just can’t get over the feeling that I would somehow be turning my back on a childhood friend&period; I will continue creating piles of comics and I will love every second of it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;dd6d0bfc-3ed7-40ea-8074-ed96ef0270b7" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;