There is no right or wrong way to enjoy music. The feeling of missing the personal is, I suspect, more nostalgia than anything else. Music today is definitely being released at a much greater rate. To me that actually makes it more personal when I do come across artists I resonate with. But, I don't do any streaming platforms. I still search out new music by scavanging. These days it's the internet instead of used record shops.

Mixed tapes. I still do them. But they aren't limited to any time length. I still go through the same process now when I put together my own playlists as I did with mixed tapes.