cross-posted from: 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.
darkmatternoodlecow@programming.dev 8 months ago
No one is “bringing back” landlines. What a fucking retarded claim to make.
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 8 months ago
It’s 2024. Stop using that word. I know I don’t need to explain why.
transporteraccident1@lemm.ee 8 months ago
The article doesn’t offer a single statistic suggesting there is a resurgence of landlines, much less that Gen Z folks are responsible for it. It’s basically just a fiction piece.
protist@mander.xyz 8 months ago
Are you accusing the New York Post of not being hard-hitting journalism?