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.
Everyone can do it for them-self, just don’t use a smartphone or a cell phone if you want to go more hardcore.
I know you mean well but this is kind of a privileged take. Not everyone who wants to disconnect can afford to. It’s kind of like how many people can’t afford to just not use the internet, without it they will likely lose access to many essential resources.
“Just” not using a smartphone is viable for an increasingly vanishing portion of the population, in the US at least.
My statement was in the context of wanting a world where no-one is using this things.
A majority of Americans are over 50, so that’s no surprise, but so many under 50 and 35 too? That’s a surprise. Then why is the public so captivated by it? You don’t need to use it for most things.
wtf that’s fucked up
A majority of people prefer living in the past (because they refuse to chance) - and that’s really fucking with out chances to have a decent future…
It’s really fucked up
