Even younger respondents who have never lived in such a world voted in favor of giving it a whirl

Seventy-seven percent of middle-age Americans (35-54 years old) say they want to return to a time before society was “plugged in,” meaning a time before there was widespread internet and cell phone usage. As told by a new Harris Poll (via Fast Company), 63% of younger folks (18-34 years old) were also keen on returning to a pre-plugged-in world, despite that being a world they largely never had a chance to occupy.

  • CarolinaBlues@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    If you are longing for a world that you never lived in

    Middle aged Americans definitely remember a time before everyone was online all the time. It’s not dreaming of some hypothetical unknown Camelot, it’s remembering a time when people actually showed up for their dinner plans with you because they couldn’t simply text to flake out when you were already seated.

    • erwan
      3·
      1 year ago

      It’s also a time where people didn’t show for the dinner plan and you waited for them for 30 minutes before giving up and heading back home without knowing if they forgot, died in an accident on the way or decided to stand you up.

    • cykablyatbot@lemmy.fmhy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yep. We remember breaking down in shitty unreliable cars, then walking to a payphone and putting up with whatever shit repair place was available. We remember it well.