It's not very helpful if we "pull back from technology" but fail to pull back from social media usage, since that's the primary addiction mechanism. It's like yea I sold my super cool blue torch cigarette lighter and exchanged it for a classic Bic like they used in the 90's. If you didn't quit smoking it's pointless.

Plus, how many people are still buying Alexa devices, iPhones, Nintendo Switches, and trying to automate their home with Raspberry Pi and Arduino and such?

I agree with your goal - a more tactile world, but I am not sure the evidence supports us heading that way. Maybe I'm wrong though.

I think we have a pretty good idea already. What I've seen online include:

- standalone MP3 players, with younger Gen Z learning how to get off Spotify and download files through converters and P2P filesharing apps.

- standalone gaming devices like the Switch or retro handhelds running Android under the hood

- mini Digital cameras that create its own 2000s aesthetic, with the picture quality being very different than the selfie- optimized, blemish removing ultra hi-res algorithms of phone cameras.

- portable DVD players that remind GenZ of their youth, and for which content is abundant and cheap online, at Walmart or even gas stations.

- portable photo printers that fit in a pocket and can print pictures from your phone via Wifi or Bluetooth.

What's interesting if inevitable about this is that Western brands are not at all interested in creating products for this segment, as there is no online component, no vertical integration or upsell opportunities. The customer only needs to pay them once, with the exception of the photo printer.

Let's keep in mind that only a fraction do so.