Pros and cons of digital vs old school photography

After a frustrating day of ordering prints from an online photo company I was pondering the oft bemoaned cliche and wondering whether people do actually look more at pictures they had printed and put into albums than they do digital images. I would guess that they don't actually, as the advent of Facebook, online photo sharing websites etc people do go online (and by people I'm also including friends of friends) and look at other people's photos which they probably wouldn't have seen otherwise. I particularly like the fact that the makers of digital cameras seem to have universally agreed that the noise of a traditional camera is vital to the photographer's enjoyment of the process meaning that even the crappy phone on my camera ruins every attempt at a surreptitious snap with a little clicking noise. The main (or possibly only) downside I can see to digital photography is relinquishing the excitement of getting back an envelope of photos hoping it'll be crammed with great pictures. This comes with the converse benefit of knowing beforehand that you're not about to become the proud owner of 24 shots that look like they were taken from the inside of a pocket.