"The doom mongers are out in force again"...what, err, like these doom mongers, you mean? 🤔
https://www.whathifi.com/news/dvd-and-blu-ray-sales-continue-to-nosedive
To make it worth spending any money? I didn't realise streaming was free now. Equally, discs are a minimal investment when bought second hand from charity shops, etc. And it's far from the case that those are all in duffed up condition.