The ’90s called, they want their phones back.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/10105454

• Gen Z’s nostalgia for the early 2000s is sparking a revival of landline phones, seen as a retro-chic escape from the digital age.

• Influenced by '90s and 2000s TV shows, young adults like Nicole Randone and Sam Casper embrace landlines for their vintage appeal.

• Urban Outfitters capitalizes on Gen Z’s love for nostalgia by selling retro items like landline phones alongside fashion trends from the '90s and 2000s.

  • ThatFembyWhoEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    Oh yes, my phone is nearly impossible to use as a camera, between the inherently awkward shape, the case, and the long processing delay. Does it work? Yes. But it’s not much fun. I love the ergonomic grip(s) of my DSLR and how every button and dial is in a natural position.

    That’s another thing we miss, plain old tactile feedback of buttons, dials, sliders, switches.

    • SilverShark@beehaw.org
      6·
      10 months ago

      About buttons, it’s also good they’re going back on car interior design. Driving without physical buttons is just dangerous.

      • ThatFembyWhoEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Haha I’m driving my 13-year-old car like, what you all don’t have buttons?!