Has 2026 really been the year of analogue? 3 amateur luddites weigh in
At the start of the year, young people declared 2026 the year of going analogue. Now, at the midpoint, we ask whether they’ve managed to stay offline – and how it has changed them

As the New Year arrived, my friends and I made the same resolution we’ve had for the past few years: to become less dependent on our phones. It’s an extremely popular sentiment among young people, as the effects of social media addiction – especially now that it’s part of so many people’s jobs – become increasingly apparent. Anti-social media apps andhellip;
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