The Power of Pre-Internet Nostalgia
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Back in the ’90s, before everyone had smartphones, were things just … better?
Tech-focused nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of “dumbphones,” iPods, CDs, and other retro technology.
According to a 2023 survey , 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time “before everyone was ‘plugged in.’” The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. “We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today.
Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,” Routledge explains.
Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future.
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