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.
I am likely a hand full of years older and I was one of those “weird kids” who can look back and see a lot of things to complain about, but not being able to relate to my “peers” who were always on about whatever cheap tasteless crap that was considered popular like chef boyardee or lunchables is definitely one of the more positive things I can look back at.
Being “normal” is clearly not a healthy goal in life… nor does it get you much respect when you become an adult.