{"id":4059,"date":"2026-04-29T11:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovepaper.org\/die-ruckkehr-der-dummen-dinge\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:39:19","slug":"die-ruckkehr-der-dummen-dinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovepaper.org\/de\/die-ruckkehr-der-dummen-dinge\/","title":{"rendered":"Die R\u00fcckkehr der \u201edummen\u201c Dinge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why young people are ditching their smartphones in favour of \u2018dumb\u2019 phones, cameras and notebooks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you spend any time in the company of people under the age of 25, you may have noticed a curious thing. Despite being brought up surrounded by technology and developing an enviable mastery of a vast range of devices, many are turning their back on their smart tech in favour of \u2018dumb\u2019 things.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the word \u2018dumb\u2019 has a number of meanings (not all of them complimentary), in this context, it refers to devices that can only do one thing. So rather than using a smartphone for everything from online research and social media to taking pictures and making to-do lists, many young people are outsourcing their smartphone functions to individual devices that simply perform one.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So high-definition smartphone cameras are being ditched in favour of digital cameras, emoji-packed messaging apps are ignored in favour of old-school texting, and music subscription services are swapped for MP3 players. And when it comes to digital calendars, diaries and note-taking apps, many young people are turning to paper.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Disconnect<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The desire to shun the smartphone in favour of \u2018legacy tech\u2019 comes from a recognition among young adults and teenagers of the harm that being online 24\/7 brings and the lure of social media that\u2019s increasingly hard to resist. Many young people have tried a digital detox and found they enjoyed the mental space it offers. Now, they are discovering the attraction of simpler, more tangible technology that requires more thought and provides a greater emotional connection.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>I put my smartphone in a cardboard box, wrapped it in three layers of duct tape and said goodbye to it,<\/em>\u201d said a 19-year-old called Caleb to Yahoo Life. \u201c<em>I\u2019d much rather write about my experiences in a journal because it feels so much more personal and emotionally driven<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another digital disconnector is Pascal, who uses a basic Nokia for communication, an old-school stereo system to listen to CDs and a digital camera to take photos. \u201c<em>The picture quality of a digital camera is infinitely better than on smartphones<\/em>,\u201d he said. \u201c<em>I\u2019m also a bit more intentional about what\u2019s worth saving a memory of instead of just taking a picture of everything<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paper Passion<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The personal benefits of using pen and paper are well-documented: the act of writing not only implants the information more deeply in the memory, but it allows the writer to think through their decisions and form insights that improve the understanding of complex processes and creativity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These benefits are now being linked with the movement of \u2018digital minimalism\u2019, which sees an increasing number of young adults and teens dumbing down their devices in the pursuit of greater meaning and personal connection.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Digital minimalism is a focus on the more analogue parts of everyday life<\/em>,\u201d explains Caitlin Begg, a sociologist based in New York. \u201c<em>Older systems allow people to focus on one activity at a time instead of being overrun by algorithms and spending hours on a smartphone<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the next time you turn to your smartphone to do something, you should ask yourself if it could be done using something simpler, such as paper. 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