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Sounds like a good read! Downloading to Kindle now!

https://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Analog-Real-Things-Matter-ebo...

I think this is only the beginning of the Renaissance of Real. The music industry has been in this for a long time; for fiscal and emotional reasons, but plenty of people are realizing the benefits to unplugging with something that doesn't require batteries.

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I love the idea of a Renaissance of the Real. I also wonder what effort we should make to retain analog skills that are made obsolete by smartphones and ubiquitous computing (e.g., map reading, planning social events in advance…).

LOL! "planning social events in advance..."

I'm sure over time it'll all just fade away.

Look at how many people (myself including) can't tell which direction they're pointing. That used to be very important; not so much anymore.

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