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. Take Some Wrong Turns!
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
New Summer Cohorts Starting Soon
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 r all 404 area code 4 “page not found” )
You can also RSVP below
option to order a dumb, dumber or dumbest phone from Dumb.co
(of course you can also BYOF….bring your own flip!)
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 for your own school cohort.
Curious?
RSVP for a month full of good fun friction, wrong turns, ambiguity.
After you RSVP you will receive an email more information.
Already a flip-phoneaficionado and want to help facilitate
or just meet more flip mate friends 4 more frictionfull fun times?
Feel free to fill out this form as well and join us!
Readings About Flippin’ to a Flip Phone
1)How a Temporary Return to Smartphone Life Is Reaffirming My Decision to “Go Dumb” Feb 20, 2026
2) A group of us ditched our smartphones for a month. It changed us. - Washington Post
3) 23 minute podcast - Could you give up your smartphone for a month? - The Washington Post
4)Dry January, but for Your Smartphone - The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/month-offline-smartphone-detox/686911/
5) 5 Best Things About Ditching My Smartphone in 2024
6) I'm 16 and Traded My iPhone 5 for a 2008 Purple Motorola Flip Phone,By Janey Litvin Published: Jan 25, 2016
7) Opinion | I Gave Up My Smartphone for a Dumbphone. You Can, Too. - The New York Times