Trend: Digital detox
People turn away from the extensive digitization of society and pressure on privacy. It is an obvious ‘counter trend’ against the every growing digital impact on society and people’s lives.
Technology evolves rapidly and merges with our lives, sometimes without us realizing it. More and more people warn against this evolving digitalization. The most well-known – and also disreputable – person is most likely Unabomber. This trend will put pressure on the visibility and user friendliness of technology. Technology has to become like oxygen, we have to be able use it without even realizing it.
Trend definition: People turn away from the extensive digitization of society and pressure on privacy and FOMO (Fear of missing out). Countermovement to the ever growing pressure on being connected.