Although I wouldn't necessarily call it a "hipster thing," I agree with the idea of vinyl as an "antidote to the own-nothing trend." To me, the transition betw

Although I wouldn't necessarily call it a "hipster thing," I agree with the idea of vinyl as an "antidote to the own-nothing trend." To me, the transition between vinyl and purely digital music is similar to the transition from paper books to ebooks, music just had more transitional states. I think of vinyls as the paper books of music. Sure, they take up more space, but there is just something about the feel of it that makes a difference.