Source: Unpopular Front
by John Ganz
“I find myself drawn to obsolete and discarded technology. There’s a Twitter account (and now Substack) called ‘Obsolete Sony’ that I often scroll through. On eBay, I’ll routinely check the prices of Minidisc players, and one day I’m sure I’ll impulse buy an old piece of stereo equipment like an Akai reel-to-reel machine. On St. Mark’s Place in the East Village, there used to be a store that sold old video game consoles that I loved to browse. … I think that there’s something more going on here than a longing for lost childhood or the toys that little John wasn’t permitted to have. There’s also a nostalgia for the future, for a better future.” (08/13/25)