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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.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm just thinking about going to the movie rental place and trying to pick something to watch. The stakes were way higher back then.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Eh. I like the internet and the connections it allows us to form. I think internet access for all is a good thing.

I do miss a time when cellphones weren't ubiquitous, though. They have their purpose but there's a certain social expectation to always be available, and I think that is a bad thing. I miss disconnecting. I guess, in principle, I could literally just do that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

you know, they say that when asked but having a flip phone and no home internet is very possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Return to it and have my knowledge of all the positive and negative aspects erased would be something I’d consider. But having used all the technology for so long, I couldn’t imagine just don’t having it anymore tomorrow

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