Yeah that can be explained too , genetic memory and in a nostalgia that's experienced without actually living through it the first time, generated by a lack of confidence and a certain Disassociation in and with ones own times .
Which could also miss some other important real features of the phenomenon.
There are countless attestations by people who have gotten into vinyl about the value they get from it they don’t get from streaming, and which aren’t simply about nostalgia.
If one’s theory feels a comfortable fit for one’s cynicism about a subject, I think one should be wary.
The moral of the story is it's best to just enjoy the things one enjoys and not ask too many questions
For me, the moral of the story is that just because somebody else isn’t into something it doesn’t mean it is “ stupid” for somebody else to like it.
I enjoy a nice garden, but I don’t enjoy gardening at all. To me, it’s just a burden and a hassle. But I don’t regard other people who like gardening to be “stupid.” I get that they value some things that I don’t value.
I don’t care about watches, But I don’t call all my friends into mechanical watches “ stupid” because they could get cheaper and possibly more accurate time from a digital watch. They care about things I don’t care about which is fine.
Likewise, if I really enjoy turntables, finding my turntable to be an aesthetically attractive as well as an interesting mechanical object, let alone delighting me with the music plays, and I find it collecting and listening to records is enjoyable for a number of reasons, why would it be stupid to engage in that activity?
You could call rockclimbing stupid. You could call any sports stupid. People who aren’t audiophiles think that the amount of time and money people on this forum are putting towards “ just listening to music” is stupid.
None of it is stupid if it is enhancing your life because it happens to be your personal path to bliss.
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