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.

  • Digital MarkEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There was far less overt fraud in society. Ads required more investment and “truth in advertising” and political discourse was not as polarized. It did start in mid-80s, and was about 1/4 as bad by late '90s, but the Internet and esp. Facebook made it trivial to target and brainwash the weakest-minded part of society.

    Used to be everyone had to get pop culture together, news from very bland centrists together, crazy uncles couldn’t find right-wing militia newsletters as easily.

    If you were technically proficient (like me), BBS’s could be about anything, support any group, so marginalized groups weren’t completely isolated.