What's the deal with people liking old devices?

By "people", I just mean my friends and a bunch of other jailbreakers on YouTube, but whatever. I have a few friends. One is a trans girl, which I …

It’s fun to take what is considered essentially antiquated “trash” and make something of it, and it’s a relatively cheap way to do computer tinkering, as old tech turns up in pawn shops or scrap yards
That makes sense!!! I get it :)
Particularly when it’s an old Mac that Apple obsoleted years ago, but which still runsimux perfectly.