tbh, for me the staying power of being low-tech is the fact that i’ve spent very little money on this habit so far. the ipod shuffle i have is my mom’s, which she kept in a box in her office once she stopped using it, and gave it to me over christmas this year. my kindle was a gift. from when i was in middle school. it still works, it’s still good. i do have a Brick, but that was a gift, too. if i hadn’t been gifted it, i wouldn’t have bought it. i get books from little free libraries. i get dvds and cds from the thrift store. my roommate has a cd player that we share. my dvd player is thrifted. my tv is old and i got it for free. i’ve been very lucky with how much of my “low-tech” tech has come to me either cheap or completely free. and because of that, i’ve acquired it all pretty slowly. so for me at least, i think this habit has staying power. it’s not an investment i feel pressured to continue, it’s a habit my life has naturally grown into.