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submitted 10 months ago by catculation@lemmy.zip to c/technology@beehaw.org

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.

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[-] Uranium3006@kbin.social 30 points 10 months ago

This seems like a dumb tiktok trend or some shit.

a lot of these articles are trash for this reason. most of it shouldn't be posted tbh

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 16 points 10 months ago

There's just zero merit to these "people on the internet are saying X" stories.

Nothing of value to sourcing a few retweets, ticktock duets, instagram stories, or whatever the fuck TMTMTM version of it you get.

Actual street interviews with random schlubs are far, far more informative than this crap. The internet is huge and you can find literally any opinions on it. Sourcing these anecdotes is absolutely the trashiest tier of journalism and anyone writing one of these stories should think hard about an immediate career change.

Run a fucking poll if you want to write a story about public opinion.

The world will be a better place the day after every serious news media organization leaves twitter and tells all their journalists they cannot use it as anything other than an original source to what a specific public figure has to say.

[-] admin@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago

The world will be a better place the day after every serious news media organization leaves twitter and tells all their journalists they cannot use it as anything other than an original source to what a specific public figure has to say.

YES!!!!!

[-] cupcakezealot 4 points 10 months ago

it's from the nypost - a tabloid rag from rupert murdoch - what did you expect?

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