No, actually. I should probably just bow out of the conversation here, because this is going to be an "agree to disagree" situation, but I meant I consider it a waste of time for anyone to record something that is already recorded. But at the same time I would never presume to tell anyone else how to spend their time - clearly they must find value in recording it or they wouldn't do it, and that's fine. I know I do things others consider to be a waste of time.
This isn't just a fan-specific thing for me. There's a company - Black Hill or Black Thorn, Black something - who produced a set of Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series. I consider it a waste of their time and resources, because the versions Barbara Rosenblatt performed for Recorded Books are infinitely superior. And I have this conversation with my mother every time I tell her about going to any kind of fan convention. She thinks it's a complete waste of both time and money, but I enjoy doing it so I go when I can. Then again, she thinks anything fandom related is a waste of my time.
I don't look down on people who do things I consider a waste of time, possibly because I know my mother thinks I'm an idiot for doing things she thinks are a waste of my time and I don't want to treat other people that way, because I know how it feels. I don't generally tell others I feel this way for that reason, and because it's really none of my business what others choose to do with their time. But this is a meta comm, and the subject came up, so I gave my perspective on it. :)
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This isn't just a fan-specific thing for me. There's a company - Black Hill or Black Thorn, Black something - who produced a set of Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series. I consider it a waste of their time and resources, because the versions Barbara Rosenblatt performed for Recorded Books are infinitely superior. And I have this conversation with my mother every time I tell her about going to any kind of fan convention. She thinks it's a complete waste of both time and money, but I enjoy doing it so I go when I can. Then again, she thinks anything fandom related is a waste of my time.
I don't look down on people who do things I consider a waste of time, possibly because I know my mother thinks I'm an idiot for doing things she thinks are a waste of my time and I don't want to treat other people that way, because I know how it feels. I don't generally tell others I feel this way for that reason, and because it's really none of my business what others choose to do with their time. But this is a meta comm, and the subject came up, so I gave my perspective on it. :)