At the end of 2025, social media users might have seen a mini trend by various small creators: It was to promote old types of media to reject the widespread problem of phone addiction and the mental and emotional isolation resulting from modern technology. It was called the “2026 Physical Media Movement.” Many creators on Instagram made various reels and posts advocating for replacing our smartphones and laptops with older forms of technology, s…
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