Why Everything Old Is New Again - The Analog Renaissance

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[@duff06]

At least nobody's really going back to dial-up internet.

[@FelipeFV91]

duff06 I honestly don’t doubt that there are some dial-up internet nostalgics out in the wild.

[@thomasturner6980]

I'm gay for Beast

[@edzo29]

I've actually been thinking about this, sort of. A fall-back to dial-up (never going to happen) would require website designers to cut out a lot of crap. Websites would have to return to mostly text-based, focused content. Webpages used to be a background color, a lot of text, and a few piece of relevant clipart--not a lot of data. Now most content is itself pictures and video with minimal text. It's harder to find information now because it's buried in video and pictures which can't be indexed like text can. The internet has gotten a lot harder to use in the last 10 to 15 years, despite being easier to search, because of these changes and the signal to noise ratio.

[@brad4013]

Can you believe it? Just had a look and you can still get dial up internet.

[@Negasuki]

as a computer repair technician, I can assure you people STILL use dial-up.

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

*Its rewind time*

[@yammmit]

I have to wait 90 days to change my name It’s*

[@evaristegalois6282]

“Why everything old is new again” *[plays VSauce music]*

[@nickolazcarters]

Evariste Galois i wish

[@Eschatonx]

RIP vsauce

[@thomasturner6980]

I'm gay for Beast

[@samb4611]

The PH intro played in my head

[@adamduerwachter2596]

if you guys are wondering, the Vsauce song is “moon men” by Jake Chundow.

[@spectrazone]

Seven or eight years ago I took an analog photography class in high school, and I remember at the time I only joined because I was kinda proud of some shots I took on a dinky digital camera and I wanted to learn more. I had no idea what film was, and I didn't really know anything of the history of photography, or the resurgence in interest that was taking place. I remember at the time learning all of those things felt so fresh, mysterious, and strange, and I felt a new sense of meditative comfort in the darkroom. Digital photography does have its place, and as I've found myself using digital photography to emulate Kodak's old color infrared filmstocks, I can appreciate the convenience of seeing the shots then and there. It's not a matter of film being better, but it's an entirely different workflow. It's deeply personal, and it makes me so happy to see that more and more people are picking it up. Hell, after watching this I kinda want to take my Nikon out for a walk in the woods.

[@ssiddarth]

Interesting video (as usual) 👌 but I think you were being biased. This is coming from a young adult who currently lives in a third world country. Digital technology has revolutionized our lives for the better, I understand what you mean when you talk about a paperback book or vinyl records but I'd say this is more of a first world problem. I personally think one needs balance in life & talking about social media I'd just say one needs to develop self control (once developed it can help a person throughout life). I wrote such a long answer as I love this channel & just wanted to express my views 😀

[@concentratedcringe]

I can't agree more. I live in a first world country, but I've never felt the need to use analogue alternatives to modern amenities, like you said it's more about self-control. I use whatever's most efficient, and I have to disagree with him about nostalgia; You can _absolutely_ have nostalgia for something you never personally experienced. You may have noticed all the western themed media popping up lately, that's still nostalgia, no matter how you slice it.

[@joshhansen8237]

You haven’t had the tech in your country long enough. You’ll see the negative mental effects later

[@thesmart1000]

@@joshhansen8237 Dude, they're not living in 2001.

[@Davanthall]

It is definitely a first word problem and people here always expect first world answers, completely ignoring the obvious solution of “if you don’t like a website....stop going to that website.” You don’t need to throw away you’re entire computer just because there were a few websites that made you feel crappy.

[@AP-yx1mm]

And what if a second or third generation of "third world countries" population start to like these "first world fossils"?

[@irwainnornossa4605]

Tech is not the problem. The way people (!!!) use it. Tech is just fine, the more advanced, the better. If you have problem with social networks, it's about how you use them.

[@ssiddarth]

Completely agree with you

[@ALegitimateYoutuber]

you're asking people to have self control. What next you're going to ask for cold fusion, god to reveal them self, or the cure for cancer.

[@Gonzalo_105]

yep, ive deleted facebook and instagram arround 4 mounths ago, and let me tell you it has been fantastic for me, its astonihing how much time is wasted just scrolling to se something.

[@Negasuki]

@@Gonzalo_105 now I'm scrolling through KZbin comments

[@authomat6236]

@@ALegitimateKZbinr New Technology necessitates self control. May seem far-fetched for a comparision but take for example the atomic bomb. Before it, destruction in wars was big but never civilisation-threatening. You can just abolish nuclear weapons and go on with wars as usual or keep them and stopp war (at least big-scale ones). This necessitates leaders to have self-control and lay differences aside. People are easy to distract. Human Brains haven't changed, so they always must have been, there just wasn't anything to distract them. We can just abolish digital technologies and trick ourselves by using more primitive ones or learn self-control and benefit from everything it has to offer.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*Past:* In the future, we will wait for any new technology and a better society. *Future:* IT'S REWIND TIME!!!

[@Monosekist]

I challenge you to sell this video in a real store on film.

[@doubleplusgoodmusic]

I don't think you understand this youtubers point. There's more to life than selling shit. Life is to be enjoyed

[@Monosekist]

Absolutely right. This is an ironic challenge. I don’t expect him to be able to complete it.

[@brandonwalker5011]

@@doubleplusgoodmusic The point is that he is shitting on digital technology and social media yet this video is an entirely digital product hosted on a social media website.

[@ybenax]

Brandon Walker He’s not shitting at all. He even pointed out some advantages and conveniences of the digital trend, and then showed the flaws as the latter are the ones we more often overlook.

[@notfamous649]

bruh u dumb? first of all if there was no digital stuff invented then people wont be addicted to any analog stuff as much as digital and less depression and therefore no purpose of pointing oout the benifits of analog over digital cause therre was never digital stufff. Digital exists now and most people are facing problems and are depressed cause of attention seeking digi tech so in order to point out the benifits of old analog tech and let people know bout them is only via using digi tech cause most of the people ARE using digi tech and those are the people that need to know and watch this video inorder for them to reduce digi tech and switch to analog afterwards and improve their life. Its so weird and dumb that u think saying dumb stuff will make u seem like u actually pointed out some amazing fact and did something lol

[@spyro9979]

Anything physical is way better than digital. Imagine if your friend gave you a digital book as a gift. it will be almost meaningless but, if it was physical book it will be a great gift.

[@nevadataylor]

More than 10yrs without a cell phone now. I dont miss it one bit! Paying hundreds of dollars to share photos or other media, is a joke.

[@Putzl52]

This came out of left field for me. I love tech, but I do prefer the outdoors. That being said, this makes sense to me. I don't think I'd go back to film or listen to records, but I see the appeal now.

[@fyrebatskymarshall1778]

i grew up surrounded by books. now that i have a kid im looking at my digital collection and thinking about how few books arw in the house. going to change that over the next few years

[@mattderynioski1434]

Part of the draw to analog, physical items I would say is also physical gratification. Music in the cloud, everything you would ever need to use being on a laptop (or on phones even), etc. is enormously convenient, but clunky, inconvenient, old physical forms feel nice. There’s reasons why people enjoy collecting vinyl (hell, I would just sift through stacks of records in a store before I had a turntable), musicians maintain and use physical multitrack recorders, photography enthusiasts use film cameras (esp. Polaroids), readers have bookshelves with paper books in their homes, and guitarists have sometimes walls stacked floor to ceiling with real tube amplifiers. Yes, new technologies are becoming increasingly more efficient, reliable, cheap, and cool in many respects, but the older stuff just feels nice and looks good, and it’s fun to hold something in our hands that’s more than a screen and microchips. Maybe manual transmissions will come back from the dead too...

[@SharienGaming]

what do you mean come back? manual gearboxes are the norm in europe XD but yeah...you absolutely got me with the bookshelf 😄 another nice thing about books vs ebooks....they dont need power... and if i want to recommend someone a series i love? i can just grab the book and give it to them - no need for an extra purchase... and when they are done with it, it goes back on the shelf lately im mostly listening to audiobooks though... reading on a bike is a tad bid harder than in a bus^^

[@vladimirlenin4080]

So this means that i'm cool again?

[@thelakeman2538]

No , go back to your display case.

[@Marylandbrony]

Technically yes. But reactionaries have benefited more.

[@SpyrosEfraimidis]

Vladimir Lenin nop

[@andyspartyfund]

I wanted to disagree with you, but you got me with the physical book and people seeing what you are reading. I caught a glimpse of a book someone was reading at work and we started talking about it and became friends. Might not have talked to him before I knew we had similar interests.

[@notfamous649]

u disagreed. Now u also need to provide the info of why and what points u disagreed with.

[@ishanjasuja8213]

I’ve started collecting fountain pens!

[@marksilla8276]

It's nostalgia for older folks and the novelty of old tech for younger folks. But no one would use old tech for more than an hour. Eventually everything will turn digital because it's more convenient. The problem of dependency and unintentionally using devices is a problem people have with everything that gives you a significant dopamine hit. People love to hate on new things just like old people like to call young people lazy

[@josephstalin2829]

I’ve been using my record player for 3 years now and I don’t plan on stopping.

[@flyingfoamtv2169]

mark you just doint get why we hate new tech, its because we want independence from new tech and to no longer rely opon these toxic devises

[@notfamous649]

lol by ur login eventually everyone will die and killing ourselves faster is better and more convenient? yeah?

[@Drago1995]

Now return VHS with better magnetic tape that can last centuries

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Well unlike digital you can keep it and not worry about it being gone Edit: The other answers personally is nostalgia going too far

[@Negasuki]

@@holleey that is absolutely true, although vinyl records are analog uncompressed pure sound unlike Mp3s which are compressed sound. Most people don't care about that and would rather have the convince that Mp3s give for the reasons you mentioned. For those that do care, they don't mind the effort it takes to maintain what they have in good condition for the reasons mentioned in this video. (pros vs cons)

[@linel2130]

You don't think that mp3 is the only audio file, right? WAV is uncompressed.

[@dubsy1026]

@@linel2130 yes but the file sides can be very large with WAV. Just the Beatle's album collection would work out to be 5.6GB at least.

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

@@Negasuki There is a slight problem with vinyl though, the closer towards the center we are reading from, the less capable the device is of replicating high frequency sounds. This is a major reason why the movie industry settled on 24 FPS when sound was introduced. Lower framerates (12 and 16 were fairly common) couldn't recreate those high frequency sounds. Also, digital formats are more easy to back up (and archival copies for personal use are allowed under current US Copyright Law).

[@64bitmodels66]

@@dubsy1026 FLAC is uncompressed and it's way smaller than WAV. not as small as MP3, but still much better than wav

[@sunnyboi3867]

I remember buying my first record a few years ago. I didn’t have a record player and I didn’t buy it for the *aesthetics* I just got it because it was like having a painting from the artist in a way. CD’s and digital downloads never really granted me that physical satisfaction of buying music.

[@wartrix6046]

My parents are to paranoid to get me a smart phone so they got me a dumb one.

[@neighslayer768]

Fingers crossed for the return of floppy disk cameras and HD VHS tapes.

[@anand34s]

Love the channel !

[@embersatdusk]

I've never liked ebooks. I'm still in middle school. My mom is the one who prefers ebooks

[@matthewhillery2201]

I look forward to see your new channel, and film is definitely my favorite medium to shoot on.

[@pattobyo]

its interesting to see this happening in the US. Last time I was there, all the book stores and cd shops were closed. In Japan, there are book stores and cd shops on almost every street and there is a big market for used goods. I hope this kind of trend continues in the US!

[@MechanicWolf85]

You don't have to stop using your smartphone, just delete everything that inst useful or helpful, maintain your phone with as little social apps as possible, a phones is humanity greatest invention and we need to learn how to use it properly Just try to limit your phone use when is necessary or you are alone waiting Sadly we can't throw away the smartphone when society today depends on it, so instead make it a portable computer for convenience Don't watch Netflix or KZbin on it and instead watch it at home in your TV or computer

[@nikodga5577]

Well, I only use the smartphone for KZbin and knowledge, and KZbin is a good place to learn things, I will not go to turn on my computer to see a KZbin video of how to play the F chord. I agree with social apps, they're life consuming and not rewarding more for the little moral boost for the selfie narcissist

[@Hav_Praix3]

Great video! Background music sounds like an auspicious soft cloud of sounds 🎶

[@pererau]

I love your channel, but this felt more like a freshman college presentation hastily compiled the night before after all your other ideas were shot down. It is full of fallacious arguments, gross generalizations, and presents a monochromatic worldview. Somewhat ironically, the presentation touts analog, while putting the world and the complex behaviors of humans into bits; either on or off. Yes, some prefer a book (my wife is that way), but many of those same people love the ability to have a music library with them and to be able to contact people via email and text (my wife is that way). I like books, but my astigmatic vision means that page after page of dense words are extremely difficult to handle, so my entertainment and education is largely from places like audible and KZbin (#notasponser). I used to be a professional photographer and loved Fuji's ultra vivid 160 ISO. I had a very expensive all-manual Canon SLR with all the trappings... until the basement room I was starting in on a trip was flooded and everything was lost and ruined with the dirty water. This, combined with the declining vision and the fact that my dozens of binders of negatives were unwieldy (to say the least), meant moving to digital made the most sense, and now that I'm not working professionally, my phone camera suffices beautifully for my purposes without paying any extra costs, dealing with physical storage concerns, or worrying about lost or unreproducible negatives. It's still a quality degradation, but I always have my phone on me, and a great number of my best pictures in recent years have been photos obtained in random moments (walking to the car after work and witnessing mother nature's great fireworks, for instance). In this vein, there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of similar stories and reasons that your examples don't take into account, not the least of which is the philanthropists who have helped give cell phones to third world countries where many of the people could not ever dream of having record collections, piles of books, or even access to libraries, cameras, doctors, education, or entertainment without said phones. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea that cell phone use in developed countries is oftentimes excessive and even divisive, but to make your argument, you've built up and pummeled a straw man without consider all the motivation factors. This kind of argument is below your normally-high bar.

[@Unleetbeast]

I share you sentiment. While it's hard to argue against the idea that there is inherent intentionality to using old analog counterparts to our current digital technology, it's a pretty weak argument to claim that those objects present a superior experience in that regard. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I have no problem closing myself off from the tabs in my browser when I want to enjoy a personally curated playlist on Spotify. I could probably fit all the pictures I take on my phone in a year on less than a dozen rolls of film - surely fewer than a film camera enthusiast consumes. And I do scroll through them every month or so, remembering the good times and deleting the excess. My intention is not to come off as "holier than thou," but I really feel it's up to each person to bring intentionality to their own digital consumption/production. Everyone has their own addictions; I am no different. But to describe the relationship between our digital devices and us as "parasitic" is hyperbole practically to the point of click-bait. Just as he mentions balance, there is a balance to be had between the analog and digital experiences. Sometimes there is no substitute for the convenience that digital provides; to forego it entirely would be to miss out on unique experiences.

[@pererau]

@@Unleetbeast I would contend that the"holier than thou" attitude is presented by the video rather than by you. What is being put forth is the idea that if you really love literature or music or photography, you are less intentioned and therefore interior to one who is "purposeful." I hold no ill thoughts against those that live a paper book or a vinyl record or anything else, and it doesn't sound like you do, either. The only argument around here that is connoting superiority is the subtext of the video. I don't even disagree with the main thrust of the essay: for some hobbies and tasks, a digital solution isn't necessarily a better one. Indeed, I subscribe whole heartedly to the sentiment (it's why I have a shelf of dozens of board games to play with my kids.) My issue is the condescension inherent in the idea that perhaps I'm less good because I play music off of Google Play while we game. (You know, from the playlist that I painstakingly researched and curated and edited to meet the needs of my family. So I guess there is intentionality there after all.)

[@vominator]

Lots of people who have never skied/scuba dived/mountain biked/sky dived/snowboarded/etc before now have it as a hobby. Not having records before doesn't mean you reject mp3s

[@S2Tubes]

The only analogue thing mentioned in this video that I use are books. Not everything is available digitally, and e-readers and screens aren't better than words on a page. Also, once you buy the book, you can sell it. You can even make a profit.

[@TTTzzzz]

I own an old Rolleiflex and a new Smartphone. For day to day photos, I use the smartphone. When I get serious I use my old Rolleiflex. Why? I don't know. I just feel like it.

[@nathanbrady8529]

I've never had an ad pop up in the middle of a song on a vinyl/tape/cd.

[@the_rubbish_bin]

I've never been good at photography, but I do love books and cassette tapes. I also love the smell of all three, you don't get that out of digital...

[@OTSXay_]

This is why I sub great video 👌

[@magatica05]

Old days: leaving a sticky note on the phone that reads: I am connected to the internet, don't pick up the phone.

[@Shafferhead]

I miss the days when after every birthday i would spend my money at the record shop. Took me many years to finish my Iron Maiden CD collection way back when! Was so excited every time to put it in the cd player, never knowing what every new record sounded! Spotify is nice in the car but at home, i still run my 30 year old cds and vinyls :)

[@jamesb3622]

Major props for showing roots and settlers! Love them both

[@Islandswamp]

I feel old as hell now

[@michelleduong8450]

Young people probably just like the novelty of analog objects. Seems to be a trending phase. Once the trend is over, some would have discovered a new passion and continue while others will move onto something else

[@jonarnar1383]

I remeber when I was young my dad tought me how to play a vinyl player..........and he has an amazing collection

[@Bunny501]

2:42 I need this board game, does anybody know the name?

[@batman5224]

Personally, I believe the problem arises from mobile devices, not the internet. If I didn’t have a smartphone, I would not be on the internet nearly as often as I am. Prior to the invention of smartphones, people had to go to a specific place to access the internet, whereas now, people can take the internet with them wherever they go, which can cause a lot of distractions.

[@joshuagharis9017]

The dreaded dial sound, then someone picks up the phone line 😢😮😅

[@ThisOldSkater]

2:16 For starters, because you own physical media forever.

[@caolanfleming1384]

Very nice!

[@obedbadu8161]

Nostalgia at its finest.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Yes, it's an unfortunate effect of new technology that it tends to destroy existing jobs. An all-too-often overlooked effect, though, is that it _also_ tends to _create_ jobs. It's just that we tend not to hear about them, because no one is going to complain about the job they just _got._

[@wcropp1]

Analog cameras and records are purchased for more or less the same reason people still care about paintings in the age of digital image files. It’s art, you want it to be unique, skillful, etc. An image file that a computer made for you isn’t very impressive unless you wrote the code. It’s the same with people hunting with bows and black powder rifles, etc., etc. People want to challenge themselves, be recognized for it, or make something beautiful without regard for how to do it most efficiently. It’s a rejection of capitalist thinking, in many ways. Or a rejection of mass market, cheap, disposable goods, anyway. Artists and businesses don’t have the same goals. There is, of course, some exceptions and overlap. Largely, though, I see it as a rejection of late capitalist throw away consumer culture.

[@a43582]

i would disagree. the massive analog comeback is all about consumerism. it is a new trend, like "hey, look at me im oldschool! tech sucks, ive seen it in movies!", while some other people make money selling outdated devices for crazy money. social media are a problem, but the solution is to educate people, not to take stuff away from them

[@a43582]

and also analog is way more throwaway than digital, take camera film for example

[@wcropp1]

a43582 that’s just a large part of it, IMO. There is no doubt it has become a trend unto itself. Sometimes “outdated” things can be more appealing than the new whiz bang stuff for good reasons, though, depending upon your goals. That’s all I’m saying. Some things were just genuinely better made in the past, like some hand tools. Not many people are using flashlights from the 80s, though. There are some idiots out there that will do anything, but there’s got to be some sort of appeal that isn’t obvious to most people, and that’s pretty subjective. People like being different/nostalgic and collecting hand made/artisanal goods, etc., etc. Paper books definitely kill more trees, which I don’t love, but I also stare at a screen enough watching videos to not want to do it while I’m reading. They’re worth owning, to me, but not objectively “better” for everyone and, as you said, not necessarily less “consumerist.” Another angle is that digital property is rather intangible-maybe people are so materialistic that they’ve got to have something physical to collect? It’s complicated, obviously.

[@BubbleDouble]

The only people who still use old technology intentionally (like the vinyls) are "i'm so quirky doe" kind of people.

[@nikodga5577]

@Director Kid lamentably, an analog source of sound will never be greater to an digital MODERN source of sounds, in the 90' you could say that "yeah yeah, analog is always better" but: we reached the point where the quality is outrunning analog technology. You could say that analog is more appealing because of the clunkiness and all that stuff, gives a meaning to things, I would agree, but who says that digital can be equal as an "ritual"?.

[@BubbleDouble]

@Director Kid The only good old still usable object on this video are books. I get why one would like using them, everything else is just trying to hard to be cool around not cool people

[@morenorristhannorris]

@Nikodga So he says that people who make a point of using analog media are the "I'm so quirky doe" kind of people, and in your attempt to counter this you have this sentence: "I mostly read Star Wars books. ik, ik, I'm a nerd lol" That's literally the kind of person he was referring to.

[@milokojjones]

What people don't seem to get is, that those people don't do it because they want to be cool, but because it is their hobby and they enjoy it. I get why people are returning to these technologies, it not because they would be better than the new ones, it is because these people don't need to have everything in the most efficient way possible and using the analog technologies also makes them more connected to the medium - like the camera stuff - making a good photo with modern cameras on phones or other devices is easy, there is a lot of technologies that automatically set the light intake, picture brightness, etc. so that the image looks good. On the analog cameras this is much harder since you have to do these things yourself and even though this may seem like a bad thing, it is not - the more dificult something is, more joy you feel after completing it succesfully.

[@benisaac5549]

5:04 lmao, I used to do this all the time when I was like 4.

[@maximilianb7722]

This really just sounds like an excuse for hipsters

[@goodmorningu.s.a3595]

You're not entirely wrong....

[@simonkaroly1]

Yeah, I feel so edgy reading a book or putting on a record at home to chill...you can read your Kindle and listen to Spotify (I do those things too) but I prefer the physicality. If that bothers you, kindly go fuck yourself.

[@madotsuki_mk1]

Pretty much. Not like it's anything bad though. It's just a cultural/aesthetic thing. A ritual of the modern era, meant to soothe the spirit rather than be as practical as possible.

[@JoaoPaulo-et7ds]

But what's the problem being a hipster ?

[@Press_X_to_doubt]

@@JoaoPaulo-et7ds Most "hipsters" are a bunch of pretentious people. While it is not bad to like a thing for cultural and aesthetics reasons, "hipsters" just liked these just to gain popularity and to feel better about themselves. Their hypocrisy brought bad stigma to people who genuinely like things for aesthetic or cultural reasons.

[@IronWarrior4Ever]

1:47 Ah yes, the best sound of nostalgia nobody is going to miss.

[@Jing737]

Are we getting a link to that second channel? This video exposed the reason i still prefer paper and ink books rather than kindle or any ebook

[@cfltheman]

It is ironic that Kodak was the one who developed the digital camera in the first place.

[@bojackhorselad]

only 16 but i'm still hip to this stuff

[@JaaySnipes]

Great video. Life is so much more interesting with intentional things

[@Wormweed]

What do you mean look at photos i have previously taken? I take photos and never look at them again, ever. But i still have backups of them..

[@infinitecanadian]

Analog is awesome!

[@josipcuric8767]

6:55 Don't ever mention Instagram and Reddit in the same sentence

[@johntitor7989]

>Le epic redditor is mad that his cucked echo chamber isn't recognized as the center of intellectual free speech he thinks it is.

[@Tom-fz8ge]

Oh, oh.

[@capnomonkeys8876]

@@johntitor7989 When the epic 4channer uses greentexts outside of 4chan like a gamer epic style

[@DerGermanF1]

Yes! Analog TV Is BACK!

[@irvingandralphandchester5220]

Love the "Sputnik" camera at 5:21. I was a very early adopter of technology (timesharing, email, PC, etc.) Today I am a sort of digital vagrant. I'm old. - Prefer books, but have no place to put them. My books are not easily replaced and are valuable as information. So I (destructively) scan them in. - Cell phone OFF all night, it stays on my desk, and doesn't come with me when I leave my house or office. - I use WhatsApp to communicate with people who I've known for a long time. - I use standard email to communicate with others, but always from a PC - Never used Facebook, never will. Security disaster. - I use Signal for voice communication. (Endorsed by a certain high profile NSA whistleblower, so it must be good) - I buy cheap smartphones (usually locked for a certain vendor), remove the SIM, and use them as pocket linux computers. (see Termux) - I still have my record turntables in storage, and certainly agree that vinyl sounds pretty good (Monty Python: Woody vs Tinny) I consider technology to be a one-way deal, the second it attempts to interact with me, forget it,

[@Skylark_Jones]

Okay. This **was** made 5 years ago.... Physical books take up more space, use more trees and collect more dust. Though I do take your point about cameras.

[@zalmoxis2111]

You forgot to mention mechanical wrist watches

[@StaticImage]

Hey... I've been with everyone else on this topic of implicit bias, BUT YOU LEAVE WATCHES OUT OF THIS!!!

[@thomasturner6980]

So basically when u die u are reborn

[@dgrassed]

I would love to listen to vinyl and shoot on film cameras, one problem, it’s too damn expensive to get into these kind of things. At this point it’s cheaper to get a smartphone with a decent camera than an analogue camera.

[@Thelango99]

Cassette tape is still the cheapest format to get music on.

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

Honestly ebook apps/sites like BookWalker got me back into reading more than fanfiction cuz of portability and BookWalker gave me access to books I’ve been wanting to read for literal years. However I’ve always preferred physical books. There’s just something about having it in your hands, seeing the cover art, wearing it down from over use, putting sticky notes in it or bookmarks from small artists. I grew up not being allowed much tech and I would DEVOUR books. Also there’s something satisfying about a shelf full of books and some books are out of print and always a find. Even though I mainly read on my phone, I always see books I want at the store and pick them up in case I’m able to read them later. But also I’m someone who wants to collect things like manga or comics so 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@lazyperfectionist1]

That's odd. You mentioned a resurgence in vinyl records, but no resurgence in CDs. Does this mean there _isn't_ one?

[@Hobo323]

*1:53* my brain during a test

[@JustinY.]

In that case, anything new immediately becomes old.

[@f.b.i4598]

*Bots Not Working?*

[@user-ib6zp3xh3h]

real justin y arrived

[@agentc8542]

Eyy Justin sup

[@johnsmith-eo3nz]

11 likes for Justin Y. ? Seems ligit

[@licky4740]

Oof

[@GaryGough]

Subscribe to Spotify for a couple of years then walk away, what do you think you own? NOTHING!

[@EdinProfa]

I was there. I was there 3000 years ago.

[@limbokidthedank8746]

I guess I'm just an analog person who likes phones then do I use my camera? almost never. Not because I think I'm ugly but rather because there is literally nothing worth picturing in that moment, its like why are you taking a picture of yourself right now I don't get it are you that bored, I guess do I use social media? only when necessary. I check up on twitter and reddit primarily to see what's up on the world and read interesting things once in a while, but really you could argue I have them for display because I upload like 1 thing every 5 months because there is just nothing worth sharing the whole world has this odd obsession with "sharing" things now all of a sudden with social media and I just don't get it honestly, when I was a small kid people were still using nokia brick phones and they were still an analog novelty, now they are indeed a huge part of daily life but I don't think it is a parasitic or toxic relationship, I think this is because my experience with phones and technology comes down to playing videogames, drawing, coding and talking to people, sounds like a lot but its honestly not that much and I never feel saddened by social media because I don't spend enough time in the void for it to stare back, per say

[@thinker0519]

I know what you mean I’m 13 and love me vinyls

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

VCR's were like streaming services, only with a remote

[@TimwiTerby]

I dunno, dude. I've already deleted my Facebook account years ago, and I've never been active on Twitter or Instagram. I really don't need to deny myself ebooks or digital cameras just to get away from social media.

[@Davanthall]

4:52 about three days ago, and quite a lot of them.

[@mleah7409]

I am 15 and i had for 3-4 years a phone like with this keyboard 1:43

[@kaibaCorpHQ]

The headphone jack was there the whole time!

[@nerd31415926535]

Traveling used to be an event. Bring back the horse and buggy!

[@yukihyoka6577]

Cause most people have digital products and don't have old time stuffs now. And we always want what we don't have.

[@coolvideos8864]

This video is THAT old that now its NEW--- The Algorithm

[@horrorlostplaces]

For me (I’m 40 now) it is so that digital medium is crystal clear yes ! but in past we need more our imagination. Like the old computer games with pixel we had so much fun and fantasy. how everything look, work and feel in the game worlds when it would be not only pixel. Today everything is explained and graphic that you need no own fantasy anymore. Like Books, you think about the characters and what they see in your fantasy. It must not everything explained till the last bit! at Audio we had Not That crystal clear sound but all this noises make our cassette or vinyl a Special thing that only we had. Today I miss the most, that people do not meet in real, play records, talk about life. Today everybody use mobile phones and Wikipedia and explain everything till the last bit. Sometimes we should just lie on the ground, look in the sky and use our fantasy...the modern world is fascinating but It makes me sleepy and empty, maybe so it feels to get old ? You will find out

[@tylergriffin3667]

A lot of what I'm hearing here has nothing to do with the tech, but rather with mindfulness, which is a skill like any other intellectual faculty. It has to be developed and mantained. Granted different people will find different mediums easier to connect with in this way, but both digital cameras and film cameras require mindfulness and being present in the task to produce anything of significant quality. And dude, I grew up with photo albums stacked all over every house I ever entered in ancient days of the late 80's and 90's. Photo albums covered in dust and with pages stuck together because the sat without anyone going through them and appreciating the pictures within. Again, it's not about tech, people are people no matter the era.

[@tylergriffin3667]

For the record, I realize the absurd levels of necromancy I'm engaging in commenting on a video this old, just filling the time and hours on a night sitting around with the house to myself.

[@danielduvernay3207]

one more question WHY DON'T YOU HAVE 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS YET!

[@Mortiis558]

The only things I think are better analog are synths. Digital is pretty close these days, but I still like the sound you get out of pure analog synths vs. digital.

[@lecisko]

I take my broadband 50 Mb/s VDSL, keep the dial-up, thank you.

[@norma8686]

And I thought that soon I'll have trouble finding a physical copie of the books I like to read couse it'll be all just digital. I'm glad to hear that won't happen any time soon. Just for the record, I still remember what was it like to live without internet and without cellphones. Wasn't that bad to be honest.

[@grambo4436]

My only hope that in the DJ world that they can switch back to the vinyl format and the styles of these genres in case of music or producing can comeback to its roots even in the underground scene where the people can decide who deserves to be famous based on talent. Same goes for all artists, musicians, animators etc; bringing a balance to both classic and modern.

[@justmart4455]

too bad it costs hella cash to promote an artist nowdays amirite

[@Noobsaibot21]

I can only somewhat agree with the points in this video. I myself still have a CRT TV for all my retro games as I prefer the picture it gives retro games and the lack of input lag. I still have my VHS player hooked up with some choice videos (mostly 80's action, Horror and HK martial arts movies along with some which never saw release on DVD or BR). I still have my Technic 1210's but that's to learn mixing (I'm not particularly skilled but ultimately, I dont often use it for straight forward playback). But some stuff is best left in the past - I'll always prefer the convenience of MP3 playback over CD (Particularly in the car where I use a Creative Zen Vision:M for audio (though screens don't cut it on portable MP3s when driving). I'd only ever bring a retro photography equipment out if I am explicitly planning to take pics of something or going to a wedding or similar. And i'll be damned if I ever go back to dial up for anything outside of playing Dreamcast online for a bit. I do agree strongly with one thing though.... DUMP social media. Call me 'old fashioned' but I prefer email and PHP forums to converse online

[@The.Stalker]

Company Man also did a really good video on Kodak.

[@TheJavierBoy22]

1:05 thats in cuba, im from there xD

[@RhelrahneTheIdiot]

Why should we ever use older technology at this rate? sure vacuum tubes are far more resistant to EMP's then modern tech but the thing is i highly doubt even if a nuclear emp happened that power would be out for more then a year although in my opinion i like books they are quite good

[@Matticitt]

I'm pretty sure no one watching this video had to shovel coal to not freeze to death in winter or hand-crank their cars but I don't see hipsters lusting over those. Weird that.

[@vominator]

There are a lot more photo meet-ups since digital came out...

[@puckvagabond3472]

Maybe not film but I really do want to get into photography itself maybe just as a big hobby I've always been interested in at least trying maybe this will give me the push I need to do it

[@SecondThought]

Give it a try! It’s a great hobby.

[@grantzimmerman2734]

Nice Root representation. That's a great game!

[@LisaBowers]

6:37 Speaking of preserving photos for future generations, do people realize that digital images degrade over time? If you back up your photos on an external hard, you need to back up everything again to new external drives every five to ten years because the hard drives degrade, too. And, what if you're _only_ storing your photos/videos in the cloud? Are you _sure_ the company storing your photos will be in business a hundred years from now? What if the company goes under? What if their servers get hacked or fail? I know large companies like Apple and Google may seem _"too big to fail,"_ but it *can* happen. It just seems like a lot of people put _all_ of their faith in cloud storage assuming these companies are going to be around forever and that future generations will have access their pictures and home movies. It's just something to think about.

[@adamdapatsfan]

But these are all balanced against the chance that your book gets torn or burnt, your image gets ripped or faded, and your vinyl cracks or warps. No format is, or will ever be, immune to the worst case. But being able to instantly make perfect copies for free makes digital the clear winner here. Why keep a book when you could store a million copies of that book for the same cost, and less weight and volume? If you're seriously worried about preservation, the answer isn't less technology, it's more. Run a RAID cluster to handle hard drive failure or corruption. Keep "offline" backups in powered-down external drives. Keep a cloud backup as well - hell, keep one on each free service. Use formats that perform lossless compression, or that are uncompressed and easy to support. If people put as much effort into preserving digital media as they did physical media, it would be far more fault-tolerant and long-lasting.

[@krozjr5009]

Hold it. 4:30 talks about talking on the train... ARE YOU NUTS?!? Who even talks on the train to a stranger?

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

Okay, introverted guy on the internet. You may not, but some do, especially if the talkee is carrying something that peaked the talker's interest. Really, it's the same reason a stranger would start a conversation with you anywhere.

[@Nene_760]

*Soulja draco headband*