Why is old-school tech still so popular?
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00:00Well, as long as those people from that age are around, they always will, because it's that emotional factor you have with that past, that era that's gone.
00:10So those people will always hold on to those things. It's normal. As a historian, it's something that we see throughout humanity.
00:17People will always hold on to things that they treasure or they remember from their past.
00:22Well, as a vinyl collector myself, vinyl is timeless and they're very resilient and there's nothing quite like the crackle or putting the needle on or cleaning the record.
00:34It's like a little ritual that you do. Do you know what I mean? It's just brilliant. Vinyl just looks nice.
00:40And the covers, the sleeves, the amount of detail, the artwork, the tiny print, even on the vinyl insets, where the factory's been made, sometimes there's tiny inscriptions and things like that as well.
00:50So there's always something to discover with vinyl, you know?
00:54Definitely, having a physical copy of a song is more interesting than just having it on your phone.