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
Particularly when it’s an old Mac that Apple obsoleted years ago, but which still runsimux perfectly.