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The point about being disconnected with tactile sensation is very poignant. I've experimented with crafts before, but my go-to hobby has always been music - stringed instruments like the guitar. There's something very rewarding about the instant feedback you get when you fret down a string, and how much nuance you can get out of the smallest movements of your hands.

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Likewise with physical instruments vs digital; it's very tempting for someone working in tech to stay there and use a DAW and the like, but a physical instrument has so much more depth. I've got a bodhrán which on the surface is one of the simplest instruments, but the variety of sounds you can get out of it is really stimulating (depending on where you hit it, how, how hard, how fast, how you hold it, where / whether you press your hand, etc). And it's living, depending on temperature, humidity, how long you've handled it, etc the sound changes.

Indeed, the subtlety of musical instrument is so special.

ps: And then there's playing with other people, the lock-in is one of the few near esoteric experience I experienced, but I digressed.

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