>The friction that they have in their use, means you have to be more intentional when you use them - you put in more effort and it feels more special.
This, I knew a guy 20ish years ago that was super into vinyl right as the rest of us were getting into MP3, and it was a whole experience of dusting off the records and cleaning them with a soft brush and waiting for the electronics to warm up and such. It's like the modern equivalent of those Asian tea ceremonies.
