I’ve spent over 40 years as a firmware engineer, so I’m not afraid or ignorant of technology. I have more than a few digital cameras. What I find is that older mechanical things bring me more enjoyment.
Film SLRs and Rangefinders will always be around for the minority of people like me who enjoy them. The focusing accuracy, mechanical tolerances, and image quality that existed in 1971 is still more than good enough for me in 2021.
It’s not worth a rat’s buttocks to me that digital images or cameras “outperform” rangefinders or film cameras. But actually they don’t - because my measure of performance is different.
Since I’m a mere hobbyist rather than a professional photographer, my measure of performance is the enjoyment and the look of the images I get from film, the enjoyment of selecting and loading film, the engagement and involvement I have using such a camera. I enjoy dedicated manual controls. I enjoy the viewfinders of 1970’s cameras. If I make a good photo, what I have is a product of my work that I can be proud of. If my exposure or focus is off, what I have is still a product of my work. If I were a professional who needed to provide pixel-peeping quality and HDR-tweaked images, then obviously I’d choose digital imaging. But I’d probably change professions.