'The past gives comfort': Finding refuge on analog islands amid deepening digital seas As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.

"As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea." A great article on those of us who like everything from vinyl records, to paper books, to art you can touch. #AnalogActivist #VinylSky #Books #Records #Analog #RealLife

Just don’t want to hit a bump in the car while a cassette is playing, or else you will spend a few songs worth of time pulling all the tangled tape out.
#musicsky #retro #analogactivist #cassettetapes #nowspinning

Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech? Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.

Another article on the move to older tech and analog ways. Are things getting overly complicated these days? Some people don't want AI, subscriptions and "services". They want thoughtful use, ownership and sovereignty. #AnalogActivist #MusicSky #BelieveInFilm #typewriter #analog #vinyl #lp #retro

Tom Hanks Lays Out A Kinder, Gentler World In 'Uncommon Type' Tom Hanks' well-documented obsession with typewriters is on display in his new story collection, tales linked not just by typewriters but by a benign, humane view of people and their many foibles.

Looking forward to reading this book by Tom Hanks over the holidays. "Uncommon Type" is a collection of short stories written by Hanks that all in someway revolve around good old fashioned typewriters. Hanks is, of course, a #Typewriter collector. #AnalogActivist

I might just take my typewriter on a field trip up from Charleston! It could use a good clean and service.
#typewriters #typewriter #AnalogActivist

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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

Preteens who use increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared to those who use little or no social media. #SocialMedia #AnalogActivist #Learning #Education

THis is amazing. I love old mechanical things. Like typewriters, cameras, old cars, steam engines, and anything else with gears and levers. I could watch a video like this one on repeat.
#Analog #AnalogActivist #Typewriter #VintageCamera #VintageCars #Steam #SteamEngine #SteamPunk #Trains #Railway

My Thoughts—and Solution—To The Film vs. Digital Debate Some say film photography is better than digital. Film has a more organic, natural look. Shooting with an analogue camera is a better experience and a purer form of photography. Others say digital pho...

Interesting take on the film vs digital camera argument by Simon Burn on FStoppers in photography. Personally, I have a place for both. Just use the right tool for what you are trying to do and achieve at the time. #photography #filmisnotdead #35mm #analog #analogactivist #cameras #longlivefilm

I don't want to touch screens anymore, I hate it. I want dials, knobs, levers. Maybe even some cranks. Big chunky buttons. What's wrong with us? Why did we do this to ourselves?

This is exactly how I feel. About my cars, my cameras, my stereo, my appliances, my tools, everything…. i want things I can manipulate without taking my eyes off the ball. I like manual transmissions and wind-up windows too! #analogactivist #analog #analogrules

The photo shows a Minolta Hi-Matic 7s from about 1978 sitting on a wooden platform. The camera was equipped with a Rokkor 45 mm f/1.8 lens.

My Minolta Hi-Matic 7s. This is actually a very cool rangefinder camera that takes really nice photos. The camera is equipped with a Rokkor 45mm f/1.8 lens.
#35mm #BelieveInFilm #FilmNeverDies #Minolta #rangefinder #vintagecamera #analog #analogactivist #shootfilm

Just because you needed to know, there is indeed a feed for BlueSky that highlights all posts with the word or hashtag #typewriter. I am much happier about finding this out than I really should be.
#typewriter #analog #analogactivist #writing #fountainpen
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Interesting viewpoint. So far? There has been nothing I have HAD to have so it hasn’t hit me. #rsd #recordstoreday #scalpers #CollectingVinyl #Analog #AnalogActivist #thoughts #retail