A new poll found that nearly half of people ages 18–29 would actually choose to live in the past instead of right now. Not the future. Not some sci-fi world. The past. Yeah. Let that sink in while you refresh TikTok for the 19th time today.
We grew up with smartphones glued to our hands, so you’d think we’d be obsessed with all things tech. But honestly? A lot of us feel like it’s doing too much. People in the poll basically said:
There’s too much internet
Social media feels fake and overwhelming
Everything is a subscription now (seriously… why am I paying for 6 apps just to exist?)
Algorithms are low-key controlling our lives
And don’t even get us started on AI taking jobs 😬
It’s like… we signed up for convenience, not a full-time digital identity crisis. Here’s the funny part: most of us don’t want to go back to like… the 1800s with no Wi-Fi (relax).
The sweet spot seems to be the 1990s and early 2000s. Basically, a time where you had some technology, but it didn’t control your entire personality
One person in the survey literally said they just want a world with less phone distraction and more real-life interaction. Imagine… hanging out without someone saying “wait, let me film this.” Wild.
Experts say this whole “take me back in time” mindset is actually about control.
Right now feels:
Unpredictable
Overstimulating
Constantly changing
So the past? It feels simple, stable, and safe — even if we never actually lived it. It’s basically like wanting to reboot your life like it’s a glitchy laptop.
Here’s the reality check: We’re not actually ditching our phones. Let’s be serious. We still:
Scroll
Stream
Post
Double-tap
And panic when our battery hits 12%
It’s more like we want a version of life where tech exists, but doesn’t own us.
If you’re reading this while avoiding homework, listening to music, and checking your notifications every 30 seconds… Congrats… you’re part of the problem!
Maybe we don’t really want to live in the past.We just want the present to chill out a little.
If this blog didn’t distract you enough, go ahead…check your phone again. You were going to anyway.
There’s a new trend on TikTok called The Boyfriend Effect, where people show images of themselves before they got into a relationship versus how they look now that they’re in a relationship.
Depending on who you talk to, “The Boyfriend Effect” can be interpreted as good or bad.
The Nassau Morning Madhouse discussed this on today’s show, and agreed that people do change after a relationship – usually by gaining weight! OMG!
Lizzy McAlpine has officially broken the “Ceilings” with her new viral song. The 23 year old singer-songwriter has gotten a lot of attention lately on TikTok after many different videos were made using the sped up version of “Ceilings”, which was originally released last year in April. Actress Victoria Justice even got in on the trend and made her own “Ceilings” TikTok of her running down the street with an umbrella as the sped up version plays.
According to a Billboard interview, McAlpine has had plenty of practice, beginning to write songs on piano at age 12 and picking up the guitar a year or two later. She attended Berklee College of Music for two years — “a huge growing period for me as an artist and also as a human,” she says — before dropping out to pursue her career.
Check out the music video for “Ceilings” which can be heard on The Nassau Mix weekdays on WHPC!
This morning on the Nassau Morning Madhouse, we posed the question… what’s the thing your family does that you think other people might find weird or odd? Or have you ever been to a friends house and noticed they do something weird or odd or strange?
One mom has gone viral on TikTok for explaining her family secret and many are finding it quite disturbing. Tell us in the comments how you feel about this. 🤮
