The World Before: A Look Back at the Indestructible Nokia
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Sébastien TIMONER
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Ah, the world before… When a phone was mainly used for calling, and a text message felt more like a decoding mission than a real conversation. A world where a Nokia 3310 case didn’t protect the phone but the floor! Yes, we’re talking about an indestructible device here, a true brick of technology that defied the laws of physics and, especially, gravity.
Remember the Nokia? No, not the one that’s a fraction of a millimeter thick and implodes at the first drop. We’re talking about the Nokia 3310, the Rolls Royce of mobile phones, the Terminator of communication devices, the one that thundered as it hit the ground but always bounced back, ready for the next fall. It survived drops, throws (sometimes intentional, let’s admit it), and incidents that would’ve claimed the life of any other object. The Nokia 3310 was a true warrior, made of titanium? Who knows; in any case, it was sturdier than anything you find today.
Anecdote: Some even claim it could survive a washing machine cycle… Food for thought.
Let’s go back to that world before. The one where writing a text was a life experience. Every character counted, and each message made us double our creativity to avoid unnecessary words. We wrote in shorthand, often incomprehensible to the uninitiated, and it was... exhilarating. Did 140 characters seem long to you? Today, we unleash paragraphs in our WhatsApp conversations without a second thought. We bombard our loved ones with pictures of our morning coffee, convincing ourselves that yes, our lives have never been so connected. Oh, the irony.
Fast forward to today’s world. The phone has become “smart.” Translation: it makes you addicted. Two people side by side at a bus stop? No “hello,” no exchange. Each absorbed in their screen, chatting with a distant person or, better yet, endlessly scrolling through cat videos. We don’t talk to each other anymore; we “like,” we “react.” Spontaneous discussions are over; welcome to the age of inhuman interactions.
Fun fact: If a Nokia fell back then, people worried about the floor. Today, if a smartphone falls, we get on our knees to check if the screen is still alive.
Some say they feel nostalgic for the good old Nokia, for that time when we lived more in the moment and less in the screen. But let’s be realistic: who is willing to give up HD photos, video calls, and social media? Still, imagine for a moment if your phone were as simple as a Nokia 3310 again. No more endless notifications, no pressure to “like” a colleague’s latest vacation photo, or to respond instantly to messages. And if the real luxury was disconnecting?
So, ready to bring the Nokia brick out of the closet?