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Analogue technology can be frustrating - is that part of the appeal?
www.bbc.com/future/article/20...
Over the decade or so of our research, explanations for the analogue revival have (relocated, carried, conveyed, shifted) from nostalgia to the desire for something physical in a digital age, to the sense that analogue technology is creatively preferable.
The idea that working within limits, and needing to (conquer, defeat, overwhelm, overcome) them, is beneficial to art creation is now accepted by many within the creative sectors.
Is digital technology de-skilling consumers, leading to a sense of alienation? And is this overcome by using more difficult analogue devices? This is the (solution, finale, conclusion, belief) we have come to.
Certain types of "serious leisure", including sports and creative activities, provide us with intrinsic joy even if they are frustrating to (undertake, devote, perform, engage) in until skills are developed.
Using analogue technology is another way consumers can (provide, cater, treat, feed) this desire to re-skill.
In a sense, while analogue users feel they have greater control over their creativity, this occurs through surrendering to the demands of one's (appliance, device, tool, gadget) .
This runs (versus, against, averse, contrary) to the promise of most consumer-driven innovation: functional superiority and increased ease of use.
In Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling debut book The Tipping Point, consumers who embrace new technology are seen as the innovators while the slowest to adopt are the (slackers, slugs, snails, laggards), often because of a lack of means to afford the latest innovation.
But the analogue, "anti-tech" revival can also be seen as a new form of (position, reputation, class, status consumption), given the costs associated with use, repair, chance of failure, time to learn, and the physical space necessary for storage.
The analogue revival is (forced, conducted, herded, piloted, driven) by people wanting to be active rather than passive consumers.
The more they engage in the work required by analogue technologies, the more control they gain in (formatting, composing, regulating, shaping) their desired experiences
- first by learning the rules, then in their skilled application, and then, ultimately, in breaking the rules, generating happy accidents to be shared with like-(considered, sensed, resolved, minded) others.
Rob is the founder of a website originally devoted to The Human League, which eventually became a platform for electronic music and, for a brief time, a record (label, brand, badge, logo).

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