Yeah, I’ve read these articles - there was a whole slew of them right around the time this one was published. My experience with CDs has been different. I think these write-ups are overstating their case based on one or two (easily identifiable) bad batches of discs, or confusing burnable CD-Rs with commercially available music CDs. I’ve never once seen the fabled “CD rot” in the wild in a commercial CD. And it’s not through lack of trying: I’ve rigorously tested each and every one of my over-1000 CDs within the last few years by ripping them to play through my NAS-based RPi system, and none, even the oldest (35+ years), produced any significant errors. I was able to make bit-perfect copies from each one.
I dunno, maybe I’ve just been lucky, but I’m not seeing this as a real problem. 
And in any case, vinyl is not immune to age-based degradation. Mold, dust, warping, scratches, wear, and surface noise are all unavoidable plagues for vinyl. But for some reason, dealing with these issues is usually seen as an acceptable cost of the hobby, while the essentially worry-free CD format has its occasional minimal problem blown out of proportion. I don’t get it.
