The "going analogue" movement hardens

84% of Gen Z say they want to "escape their phones to live more in the real world." Starbucks closes its mobile-only pickup stores because they "felt too transactional and lacking warmth." The analogue revival isn't aesthetic nostalgia — it's a functional response to digital overwhelm. *The corporate response (Starbucks pivoting) suggests this is being taken seriously at the business level. The tech discourse response is minimal — the platforms don't have vocabulary for their own supersession. W ...