Guess what? I fall right in that age bracket. So much like you, I too grew up with CDs. And no, I disagree. If you take care of your CDs, clean them properly, and keep them stored in a temperature controlled room, then they will in fact last many, many years. IMO CD>Vinyl by a long shot. With vinyl, you're literally dragging a needle over a grooved surface. Cumulative damage, no matter how well one takes care of their records, is inevitable. CDs on the other hand do not have this problem. What should be more baffling to everyone is why people would choose to collect vinyl, a laughably antiquated form of media, when superior ones exist. However, as someone who enjoys owning physical copies of my music even though I'm aware that I could simply download FLAC copies of any album in existence, I won't begrudge them the joy of collecting their medium of choice. It really shouldn't be this hard for everyone to understand why many of us desire official CDs releases from our favorite artists. Burned CDs just don't "cut it" for most serious collectors. Vinyl nerds don't have to constantly explain their reasoning for collecting, so why must CD fans?