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"Offline Addiction: Why Analog Hobbies Are Back in Trend

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Many people feel irritated in the increasingly digital world and flee into analog hobbies, which they post on social media. A contradiction?
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Whether painting on a canvas, reading real books or even typical »grandmother hobbys« such as knitting and gardening: Especially younger people no longer want to be online and increasingly turn to the analogue world. They enjoy becoming creative and active, rather than mainly consuming, and exchange the constant dopamine kick for inner peace. Maybe it doesn't need social media bans, but the insight comes by itself – through tiresome over-consump…

Many people feel irritated in the increasingly digital world and flee into analog hobbies, which they post on social media. A contradiction?

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Heise broke the news in Germany on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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