I think we may be overthinking this just a bit when we communicate the benefits of vinyl to the uninitiated. 

For example, if we'd stop referring to record changers as "electro-mechanically engineeered record sequencer and retrieval systems"' and just refer to them as "record players" we might earn more Gen Z participation?

I guess it's a great way to sequester carbon. The T shirt industry might learn from this. 

I also know of an individual that buys lps purely for their resale value, and another who buys them purely as decoration for his office wall.