does Music still matter?

with File-Sharing&Downlaoding the way music is done today I often wonder out-loud does buying Music or hearing it the same way matter still? remember the days of running to the locla record store&the joy of Holding the new Music&reading the notes&whatnot. today it's a fastfood mentality.well the factors are simple:aside from a few Artists&Acts here&there must Discs only have about 2-3 tight cuts worth having.it's cheaper to pay for tracks than to be caught with alot of filler. truth is there has always been Albums with alot of filler.difference is you use to not have to pay almost 20 dollars for a disc.discs are cheaper to make than tapes,but they are sold for more.we are in a interesting time period with Technilogy.