2026: The Year the World Forgot How to Use a Mouse—And Went Viral
The internet is losing its collective mind over a bizarre new trend sweeping across offices and living rooms in 2026: Gen Z and Gen Alpha are allegedly “forgetting” how to use a computer mouse. Videos of teens tracing their fingers on touchscreens while hovering a mouse cursor over a spreadsheet are breaking the internet, with one clip hitting 10 million views in hours. It’s not a prank—experts blame a decade of tablet-first interfaces and mobile-only education. Now, cubicles are stockpiling “mouse tutorials” like survival guides, and offices are banning trackpads to force people to click like it’s 1999. Buckle up, because 2026 is the year we become the punchline of our own future.