Like all other things, an increase in quantity doesn't necessarily mean an increase in quality. Many pictures no longer hold the true value of the subject. The younger generation have come up with an undeniable amount of trends that give shame to the world of photography.
Let me put it this way, search this in Google images: #photograph. Now, keep scrolling. Notice that the value of the photos depreciate as you scroll away. The quantity of the results shown is great, but the quality...meh.
Among quality and quantity, a few shots from film gives the photographer a limited chance to get the perfect photo so more effort is put in each one. As for digital photos, if you have a memory of even 1 GB, hundreds to maybe a thousand pictures can be taken. Anyone wouldn't think of any shot as waste because it can be deleted, or there's just enough space to get a "better" shot.
In the digital world, nothing is permanent. Upload photos, save the files, etc.; when electricity dies, the digital world dies along with it. Film photos however, once developed, although occupies physical space, has its proper sentiments. It can last to even more than a hundred years if taken care of. Have you ever saved a file that's more than 5-7 years old? Do you remember exactly what they look like?