Are we missing something vitally important (and slightly political) when we criticise the analog trend?

*ducks for cover and braces for impact* this is well meaning I promise, but perhaps it's also a bit political

I, possibly like you, have seen many a listicle written about living a more whimsical life. I’ve seen the analog bag hauls and the plethora of slightly cheap feeling ‘new’ analog devices being sold at every standard department store. (I hate that light-weight plastic feeling, anyone else?).

Of course I hear the criticism of going analogue and being whims…