Young adults are eschewing all-in-one devices like the iPhone and moving more towards purpose-built technology, renewing interest in “vintage tech” like the classic iPod. Here’s why.

Is that an iPod in your pocket or… | Image Credit: Mike Forester on Pixabay

Is that an iPod in your pocket or… | Image Credit: Mike Forester on Pixabay
At one point, I think everyone collectively thought that smartphones were pretty great. However, in the last few years, younger generations have started to reject their glowing pocket rectangles in favor of older tech.
This isn’t anything new. I know that when I was in my mid-20s, I felt a weird, inexorable urge to start collecting vinyl, despite not having anything to play them on.