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Nostalgia

News|November 20, 2025|
Generation Z Longs for the 1990s: Idealizing a Time When Technology Didn’t Have a Grip On Young People
By El Pais
Op-Ed|November 18, 2025|
Americans Are Already Solving Digital Problems. We Just Haven’t Noticed
By Clay Routledge
News|November 4, 2025|
Why is Gen Z Bringing Back the Early 2000s?
By AirTalk with Larry Mantle
News|October 21, 2025|
Gen Z Longs for Home
By First Things
News|October 6, 2025|
Young People Are Falling in Love With Old Technology
By The Wall Street Journal
News|September 26, 2025|
Why You’re Getting Sucked In By Nostalgia
By The Briefing