Gen Z is bringing back landline phones because they think they look ‘cool’: ‘I love to twirl the cord’
nypost.com
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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I miss flip phones for similar reasons. I loved flicking them open and snapping them shut.
My last phone before getting a smart phone as a Motorola Razr, and man that one was so satisfying.
They made a new Razr flip. Though Im slightly skeptical on the longevity of slamming glass against glass hundreds of times. Still looks cool though!
It does look cool! I'm worried about that too, though. I would only be buying it for the "snap it shut" action, and it's more expensive than any other phone I've owned. The original Razr was premium for it's time, but that was when "premium phone" meant $300.