Perhaps you could compromise. Don't back up your complete hard drive to DVD's. That is a real nuisance; I used to do it and can related. Maybe back up only a few items to DVD's, things like selected photos or critical documents. Much less work, far fewer DVD's.
On a Mac since 1984.
Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.
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