Ah, I understand your point better now. I think the best we can really do is look at each successive generation's cultural adoption. Besides something like vin

Ah, I understand your point better now. I think the best we can really do is look at each successive generation's cultural adoption. Besides something like vinyl, there are many phenomena that persist in spite of being "outdated". I mean, a car will get us somewhere faster, but people still ride horses for other reasons—and for reasons that a car will never be able to even emulate.