How the odd after-market CD player in my mom’s old car helped me deal with the grief of losing her — and why I can’t sell it now (even though I should)
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The piece is a reminder that media tech becomes emotional infrastructure over time. If you're deprecating products or formats, build migration paths that preserve people's history, not just their files.
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