FTA: A small group of people are reacting to what is overload

You mean overreacting. If you want to eschew owning a microwave or an iPod because you truly enjoy cooking and the sound of your LPs–great. But if you're doing it just to be a contrarian or lead the next hipster movement, you're no better than people who are slaves to gadgets IMO.

The key is balance, not prohibition. I didn't have cable TV for most of my twenties. Then I realized how much I missed watching baseball games. Now we have cable–I'm not a slave to it and neither are my kids.

Have fun listening to your turntable on the subway ...