I thought about buying an older iPod back in 2020, but I decided that it would be complicated to manage music on an iPod using an iTunes account associated with Apple Music. Instead, I ended up buying a MiniDisc recorder.
Though recording is fun, and it’s a great archival format (one of those formats where the media will outlast the playback devices), I’m tempted to buy a proper digital audio player since I’m wanting to get more into “active listening”, ie listening to music as a primary activity. It would be a blast to have a 3rd Gen nano again, though, or one of the 6th Gen nanos.