The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ?

While my response does not directly address the question posed by this thread title, and despite the fact this thread belongs in the digital (or analog) area as opposed to amplifiers and many on this thread - including myself - have already weighed in on this subject, I’d like to provide the link to the thread where I do state CDs are subject to problems, one of which is "pinholes".

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-demise-of-the-music-cd-inevitable

Succinctly, I do not believe CD longevity is as great as it is typically purported to be. The material(s) itself wears out and often renders portions of the disk inaudible as the reflective layer "evaporates" and the laser is unable to read the data. Virtually no storage and/or handling modification can prevent this.

Take care of your media and it will take care of you !!!!!

Be sure to always store all Cs are stored vertically for best sound.  Ditto LPs, DVDs, what  have  you. 

Cheerios

I have had a few go bad (out of thousands). was curious if the initial statement meant that current CD's are being made much differently than the older ones...

The main difference between LP and CD longevity to me, is that damaged or worn LP cannot be repaired, while less than perfect CD can be recovered/renewed by ripping software and recorded onto CD-R.
Longevity of CD-R depends on the photosensitive dye used. Taiyo Yuden CD-Rs have 100 years warranty. It is also possible to make backup of CDs on HD. Backup for LPs is not possible.