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Chronically Offline Is The New Status Symbol (But You Still Have To Post About It...)

31 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2026 at 10:35 am.

Ad read00:54 Intro3:25 The trends indicating a shift to being “chronically offline”7:42 Why is Gen Z pursuing the chronically offline lifestyle now?8:34 Changes in the digital world15:18 The pursuit of cool23:55 Is Gen Z ACTUALLY pursuing the offline?28:48 ConclusionJoin our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/

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Thank you to BRITA for supporting the podcast, helping us keep our deep dives going, and, of course, keeping us hydrated!Check out BRITA here: ⁠https://www.brita.com.au/turnonthetaste⁠/In this episode, we explore the viral analog trend and what is actually behind users motivations for going offline (or maybe pretending to) in 2026.Timestamps:00:00 Ad read00:54 Intro3:25 The trends indicating a shift to being “chronically offline”7:42 Why is Gen Z pursuing the chronically offline lifestyle now?8:34 Changes in the digital world15:18 The pursuit of cool23:55 Is Gen Z ACTUALLY pursuing the offline?28:48 ConclusionJoin our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/

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