Unlike a burned CD from a friend, there’s no social contract that compels me to sit with something new, and take the time to better understand it. There’s very little on Spotify that will compel me to dive into the catalogue of a new-to-me artist, then seek them out when they go on tour.
And why is burning an audio file onto a CD better than having the same file on flash storage?
That authors’ view is explained in the article.