{"id":394712,"date":"2022-01-14T17:54:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gen-z-is-surprisingly-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones\/"},"modified":"2022-01-14T17:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:54:56","slug":"gen-z-is-surprisingly-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gen-z-is-surprisingly-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gen Z is surprisingly nostalgic about BlackBerry phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6c02c16c3c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6c02c16c3c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gen-z-is-surprisingly-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones\/#How_does_Gen_Z_feel_about_BlackBerry_phones\" >How does Gen Z feel about BlackBerry phones?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Gen Z is surprisingly nostalgic about BlackBerry phones<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            If you love commemorating historic dates, I\u2019ve got one for you: <em>January 4, 2022.\u00a0<\/em>That, friends, is the day old BlackBerry finally died.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a long fall for the company. For a while, BlackBerry was\u2026 well, I don\u2019t know about <em>cool<\/em>, but it was popular. More than that, it defined a particular moment in our collective memory.<\/p>\n<p>This was the start of the mobile era, a time when having a full keyboard on a phone felt revolutionary.<\/p>\n<p>But all good things must end. The classic BlackBerry devices (those made before the switch to Android) stopped working on January 4. These can no longer access the internet, make calls, or send messages.<\/p>\n<p>An era is over. The question I have though is this:\u00a0<em>whose era?<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378030 js-lazy\" alt=\"old blackberry phone discontinued\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F01%2F14%2Fgen-z-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones-interview-analysis%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: RIP.\" data-title=\"Share RIP. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share RIP. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>RIP.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378030\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued.jpg\" alt=\"old blackberry phone discontinued\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-discontinued-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m a millennial (ugh), and the whole BlackBerry thing missed me entirely. Yeah, my Dad had one, but I can\u2019t remember anyone in my age range using them. If I was going to write a memorial post, it\u2019d have to do so from a distance \u2014 I simply don\u2019t have the connection with the devices.<\/p>\n<p>Then an idea struck me: why don\u2019t I find out what Gen Z thinks of BlackBerry phones? If I think the handsets are strange, they must find them baffling.<\/p>\n<p>And while I\u2019m <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/its-time-to-stop-talking-about-generations\">suspicious of generations as a concept<\/a><a>, time is irrefutable. Gen Z grew up, and were shaped by, a different world. Plus, they seem to really be into old tech like <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/wired-headphones-instagram-account-tiktok\">wired headphones<\/a> \u2014 asking about BlackBerry phones is a natural extension of that.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Gen_Z_feel_about_BlackBerry_phones\"><\/span>How does Gen Z feel about BlackBerry phones?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Surprisingly, nostalgia was the overriding emotion I got from the Gen Z people I spoke with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re vintage,\u201d Cara Curtis, a 24 year old copywriter told me. She expanded on this feeling of nostalgia by saying BlackBerry devices reminded her of, and I quote, \u201cthe scene in <em>Gossip Girl<\/em> when Serena throws her phone in the bin cos she got a text that made her sad lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378041 js-lazy\" alt=\"gossip girl serena phone throw\" width=\"744\" height=\"838\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw.png 744w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw-186x210.png 186w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw-120x135.png 120w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw-240x270.png 240w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F01%2F14%2Fgen-z-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones-interview-analysis%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Helpfully, Cara provided this image with an arrow pointing towards the phone. And no, it\u2019s not a BlackBerry.\" data-title=\"Share Helpfully, Cara provided this image with an arrow pointing towards the phone. And no, it\u2019s not a BlackBerry. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Helpfully, Cara provided this image with an arrow pointing towards the phone. And no, it\u2019s not a BlackBerry. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Helpfully, Cara provided this image with an arrow pointing towards the phone. And no, it\u2019s not a BlackBerry.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378041\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw.png\" alt=\"gossip girl serena phone throw\" width=\"744\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw.png 744w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw-186x210.png 186w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw-120x135.png 120w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/gossip-girl-serena-phone-throw-240x270.png 240w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Emily Fall, an 18 year old studying law at Warwick University feels the same way.<\/p>\n<p>She \u201cloved [her BlackBerry] so much\u201d \u2014 even if she thinks they\u2019re dated now. \u201cIf I had that phone [these days], it\u2019d be a lot harder to stay in touch with people,\u201d she said, referencing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> and similar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications along the way.<\/p>\n<p>This connection element is something that came up a few times in my conversation. Aoife McCabe \u2014 TNW\u2019s 25 year old Social Media Manager \u2014 told me she saw BlackBerry phones as \u201cfashion [accessories]\u201d on shows like <em>Keeping up with the Kardashians<\/em>, but it was BBM that got her hooked.<\/p>\n<p>BlackBerry Messenger (known as BBM) was a proprietary instant messaging app that allowed users to chat with each other. \u201cPeople my age would still opt for a BlackBerry\u201d over an iPhone, because BBM was free and saved them credit, Aoife said.<\/p>\n<p>This is a similar feeling that Lili Shi, a 24 year old Production Assistant, had about the phones. Shi said BBM \u201cwas everything\u201d and wishes she could still update her status.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t long before nostalgia reared its head again. Shi reminisced about how much the phones reminded her of school years 8-11 (that roughly spans ages 12 to 16, for all the non-UK readers).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1378064 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"old blackberry phone\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F01%2F14%2Fgen-z-nostalgic-about-blackberry-phones-interview-analysis%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The memories, the horrible memories.\" data-title=\"Share The memories, the horrible memories. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The memories, the horrible memories. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The memories, the horrible memories.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1378064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone.jpg\" alt=\"old blackberry phone\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/old-blackberry-phone-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Besides the ache of times long gone, there are other elements of BlackBerry phones that stood out to Gen Z.<\/p>\n<p>Arjun Shergill, an 18 year old student studying Aerospace Engineering, said the devices\u2019 \u201cbrick breaker <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> is goated.\u201d That\u2019s slang for historically excellent, by the way.<\/p>\n<p>The robustness of the phone also got a shout out, with Rudy M \u2014 a 19 year old Psychology student at Cardiff \u2014 saying a BlackBerry was \u201cgood to use as a weapon,\u201d or, indeed, as a replacement for a brick in any construction product.<\/p>\n<p>Really though, I was surprised with the affection that Gen Z held for BlackBerry. To me, it was a stuffy device used exclusively by suits, but these conversations made it clear the handsets hold a special place in the heart of many young people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this fondness, these days the BlackBerry is, in the words of Cardiff student Johnathon Joyner, a \u201crelic of time and space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But at least we\u2019ll always have the memories.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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