In her right hand she holds a clamshell phone, with her left she stretches her middle finger towards the camera.
This is how Cuban-American singer
Camila Cabello
poses on Instagram.
She captioned the photo, "I'm on the clamshell revolution team."
It is precisely on social media, which would not work at all without modern smartphones, that young people advertise old clamshell phones.
For example, the American student
Sammy Palazzolo
.
The 18-year-old tells the short video platform Tiktok that she only takes her clamshell phone with her to party in the evening.
The video went viral on the internet and has been viewed more than 14 million times.
Smartphones stay at home
She and her friends leave their smartphones at home, says the young woman.
"Every problem that makes us cry or have a bad time is connected to the smartphone."
On the other hand, if you don't use your cell phone while partying, you can enjoy the moment much more and get to know more people - not least because of the clamshell phone itself, because at parties they are often spoken to directly on the phone.
The student is convinced: "Everyone loves it." She wants to persuade everyone to get a clamshell phone.
Vintage still trendy
She is not alone in this.
In New York, for example, there is a group of young people who call themselves the “Luddite Teens”, loosely translated as technology refusers, and who rely on the old telephone.
Unlike Palazzolo, they've even given up their smartphones altogether.
The clamshell phone joins a list of dusty objects that are suddenly popular with young people, as well as instant cameras and vinyl records.
So it's quite possible that someone will pull a clamshell phone out of their pocket at the next party.