Cheap. Why spend the high prices of modern stuff when you can salvage old things for little to nothing. People will give you tons of outdated things if you ask nicely.

Less wasteful. If you can keep old stuff going, you keep it out of a landfill. It also means less new production is needed. In other words…

Says fuck you to corporations. Right to repair is a thorn in the side of many greedy business models that push cheaply made products made to be tossed and replaced over and over.

It’s someting to tinker with. Some people just want plug and play, but others want to rig up some crazy rigs and keep them going just to challenge themselves and get bragging rights

Vibes. Some people are into old school film cameras, or arcade cabinets, or classic cars, or retro fashion. Playing with relatively ancient technology is just another way of keeping the good parts of the past alive.