Because tapes don't have a next button. Gave my kids a cheap walkman, they asked "how do I skip to the next song" and then I realized this medium is perfect for kids.
CDs are great too, I don't judge.
But my kids ask me for custom mixtapes now.
Discussion
It certainly would be a mind shift for the kids of today to have to wait to hear your favourite song on the radio to record it on a tape.
I was asked the other day "how did you guys watch music videos before YouTube?" and had to explain MTV/Rage shows that would start late at night and run over the weekend etc and that you'd have to just guess what time your song would be on to see it and record on VHS.
Good times.
I think of it like I'm speedrunning them through the tech developments. I also told them they couldn't get a phone until they told me how it works.
I found a note book with a cute description of how a cell tower works 😀