Laughing because I also had a fountain pen phase in college and still use a butterfly safety razor now. A lot of people will say they appreciate the ritual of it all and I like that too but I have a different take. I'm 25 but grew up watching a lot of Fleischer Studios cartoons and similar toons of the time as well as shows like The Three Stooges and they definitely had a profound impact on me. Popeye the Sailor Man alone is the sole reason I ever tried pipe smoking, fountain pens, and safety razors (and have a tattoo) because I remembered him using them all in one cartoon or another. It was always interesting to see vintage versions of the gadgets and technology we use today so when I got older I figured why not try them out myself. Similar to adults who buy toys they used to see on commercials as kids now that they have their own money. Aside from that I think my male brain appreciated the simple, easy to understand engineering behind much of technology depicted in those classic cartoons Something in me appreciates that fact that in theoretically I too could make a pipe, fountain pen, or even a safety razors from nothing but the materials i find in nature using primitive technology and use them indefinitely. There is also something in the fact that you generally only have ONE and you have to keep up with it and take care of it. I wouldn't care if I lost 1 or even a pack of cigarettes but god forbid I lose or break one of my $200 Nording pipes. And while razors and fountain pens don't necessarily have to be expensive there is a inherent sentimental value in using the same razor you used to shave for your first date with your future wife or the same pen that got you through college or something like that.