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.
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.