--- title: Should "Old Tech" Make a Comeback? | daily.dev description: A Linux-focused podcast episode where three hosts discuss the trend of 'old tech' making a comeback — including dedicated MP3 players, wired headsets, digital... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/should-old-tech-make-a-comeback--u9ggdisno twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Should "Old Tech" Make a Comeback? | daily.dev og:description: A Linux-focused podcast episode where three hosts discuss the trend of 'old tech' making a comeback — including dedicated MP3 players, wired headsets, digital... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/should-old-tech-make-a-comeback--u9ggdisno og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/u9gGdIsNO.png og:image:alt: Should "Old Tech" Make a Comeback? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Should "Old Tech" Make a Comeback? **[The Linux Cast](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxcast)** · 84 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A Linux-focused podcast episode where three hosts discuss the trend of 'old tech' making a comeback — including dedicated MP3 players, wired headsets, digital cameras, and dumb phones. The conversation covers whether this is a fad or a genuine cultural shift driven by distraction fatigue, planned obsolescence, and frustration with tech ecosystem lock-in. Side topics include setting up a Matrix-to-Discord bridge, email's declining relevance, and reasons people are switching to Linux from Windows. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@andradei** · 0 upvotes > Onboard with wired devices and dumb phones. This simplifies life and frees up several hours for what matters in the day. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The smartphone era created an attention crisis. 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