Now is this how cognitive dissonance works? Preference over common sense? You could graduate on a study on this.
I just watched this video.
The video is interesting for multiple reasons:
First: the central message that vinyl overtook CD in sales in the UK in 2022
Second: even John Darko notices that all publications use the exact same wording. "they all seem to be singing from the same hymn-sheet" Now haven't we seen that before?...
Third: even though the message is clear, he is setting up an argument to the contrary.
Fourth: he is recovering from his eye operation and he is not trying to be serious
(been there, done that: being blind in one eye for a while gives you a whole new perspective on things, although he is supposed to see things clearer now
) As he clearly stated he is doing this as practice!
Let's just quote cpt Spock on this: "your logic is flawed". His basic premise is: popularity is counted in items sold, not in money spent. And he comparing to the numbers from Germany 2021 and USA 2021 when the news was '... for the first time in 35 years'. So... That means; it wasn't in 2021.
Also: the amount of money someone is willing to spend on something is a very good measure for intrinsic or even perceived value. That's economics 101. So if I have €40, do I want this lp or these 2 cd's? This means the perceived value of an lp (double album) is a lot more than a CD! That means it's a more than double as popular.
Not to mention that in the past the roles were reversed (€10 for an lp, €20 for a cd). That is why this is news. Dog bites man is not news, man bites dog is news.
By his reasoning I could state that razor blades are more popular than electric razors (even if the roles in technology are reversed). Or paperclips are more popular than cars... I buy a new electric razor every 10 years. The sales of razorblades is huge. There's even a sneaky sales model named after this: the Gillette principle (sell the proprietary gadget at a loss and cash in on the renewables). That's how you dupe someone.
Anyway, it seems that John Darko likes CDs better than vinyl. That's his prerogative. I severely dislike cd's and the salespeople that pushed them. I love vinyl. But that's beside the point.
Edit:
I just looked at the comments. And maybe that's the biggest takeaway. It doesn't matter what you say, how you say it or how weak your arguments are. 90% of people are divided in a bipartisan opposition stance, in this case CD vs LP. Only a few people wished him a good recovery. And only a few go into the arguments. And so far none that I saw disagreed based on arguments. I find that disturbing.