YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
DIDN’T EVOLVE
TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET
Consider yourself invited!
Join an in-person cohort for ONE MONTH in Vermont
Flip to a FLIP PHONE with FRIENDS
Bring back good friction.
Reclaim your time with less technoference.
Create in person community - stroll instead of scroll.
We will meet once per week in person and discover challenges r/t
memory - communication - navigation - boredom
Location(s) TO BE ANNOUNCED
Sunday afternoons 4pm to 5:30pm
April 19, April 26, May 3rd, May 10th
Final gallery celebration on May 17th.
If you are interested and located in Vermont please
RSVP to your volunteer Vermont dumb organizer, Laura, at 404-716-8625
(the dumb.co phone numbers are all cleverly 404 numbers for “page not found”)
You can also RSVP below
Cost to order your dumbphone from Month Offline - Dumb.co is $25/mo
(when you RSVP below you will receive a discount
code for ½ off -
as they now require a minimum of 4 months to use their service)
If you have teens who want to consider ditching their smartphones (middle/high school group) please fill out the form below with the adult contact and we will help you organize.
The teen/tween price is further discounted.
Curious?
RSVP for a month full of good fun friction, wrong turns and ambiguity.
After you RSVP you will receive an email with a
Vermont specific code to order your dumb.co flip phone and more information.
Already a flip-phoneaficionado and want to help facilitate
or just meet more flip phone friends to have more frictionfull fun times?
Feel free to fill out this form as well and join us!
readings about flippin’ to a flip phone
A group of us ditched our smartphones for a month. It changed us. - Washington Post
23 minute podcast - Could you give up your smartphone for a month? - The Washington Post
How a Temporary Return to Smartphone Life Is Reaffirming My Decision to “Go Dumb” Feb 20, 2026
5 Best Things About Ditching My Smartphone in 2024
I'm 16 and Traded My iPhone 5 for a 2008 Purple Motorola Flip Phone,By Janey Litvin Published: Jan 25, 2016
Opinion | I Gave Up My Smartphone for a Dumbphone. You Can, Too. - The New York Times