A simple electrically controlled shutter, such as the one in Pentax 6x7, is quite reliable and straightforward piece of equipment. It's easy to overhaul and calibrate. The electronic circuit consists of a handful of components. If I remember correctly, there's a grand total of five transistors in there. Given the way the circuit works, their specifications are not very critical, so you can use many different off-the-shelf types as replacements without any effect to the operation of the circuit.
On the other hand, many later electrically controlled cameras aren't that repairable. As circuits grew more complex, large-scale integration was used to get it all fit in the camera. Many of these IC chips were only used in a certain model line, some only in a certain model. After the supply on those dries up, that's the end of the line for that camera model, whereas generic components such as basic NPN and PNP transistors will probably still be available new. Of course, as long as there's ample supply of working cameras available, that does not matter. For me personally it presents a sort of problem, though. Mechanically I can manufacture rather complex parts, but even a very simple custom IC chip is beyond my skill and resources - especially as schematics are usually not available as the designs are more or less "black boxes".
Dunno about "inverse snobbery" or "Ludditism", it's only a matter of preference. I think many people would call shooting film in these days of d*gital "inverse snobbery" or "Ludditism", no matter whether the camera needed batteries or not.