this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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[โ€“] ninchuka@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

because they get downloaded from say reddit and then reuploaded again a year later or so which since most sites/services compress files uploaded they get worse and worse quality

[โ€“] Swarfega@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It's the modern version of the VHS or cassette tape.