David Pierce

I don't need that in the middle of the night.

I don't need that in the middle of the night.

There are basically two approaches to the dumb phone. One is... to give you a phone that does less stuff. So this question of how do I take all the things about my phone that are clearly problematic in my relationship with my phone? And that's social media, that's endless doom scrolling of news. It's all the kind of stuff that you spend a lot of time doing that feels bad.

There are basically two approaches to the dumb phone. One is... to give you a phone that does less stuff. So this question of how do I take all the things about my phone that are clearly problematic in my relationship with my phone? And that's social media, that's endless doom scrolling of news. It's all the kind of stuff that you spend a lot of time doing that feels bad.

There are basically two approaches to the dumb phone. One is... to give you a phone that does less stuff. So this question of how do I take all the things about my phone that are clearly problematic in my relationship with my phone? And that's social media, that's endless doom scrolling of news. It's all the kind of stuff that you spend a lot of time doing that feels bad.

And there's a lot of that on smartphones. How do I get rid of that? And that's where you get to things like the Light Phone. And the Light Phone will, it'll let you send text messages. It'll let you make phone calls. The new one has like a very basic mapping tool so you can even kind of use it to get around. You can upload music to it iPod style and listen to music.

And there's a lot of that on smartphones. How do I get rid of that? And that's where you get to things like the Light Phone. And the Light Phone will, it'll let you send text messages. It'll let you make phone calls. The new one has like a very basic mapping tool so you can even kind of use it to get around. You can upload music to it iPod style and listen to music.

And there's a lot of that on smartphones. How do I get rid of that? And that's where you get to things like the Light Phone. And the Light Phone will, it'll let you send text messages. It'll let you make phone calls. The new one has like a very basic mapping tool so you can even kind of use it to get around. You can upload music to it iPod style and listen to music.

So it's trying to find this perfect middle ground of like, okay, what are the things you require on a phone and how do we get rid of the rest? And how do we not even give you an option to do the rest? And That's an interesting strategy, but getting that line right of what are all the things that I need and none of the things that I don't, I have come to believe is essentially impossible, right?

So it's trying to find this perfect middle ground of like, okay, what are the things you require on a phone and how do we get rid of the rest? And how do we not even give you an option to do the rest? And That's an interesting strategy, but getting that line right of what are all the things that I need and none of the things that I don't, I have come to believe is essentially impossible, right?

So it's trying to find this perfect middle ground of like, okay, what are the things you require on a phone and how do we get rid of the rest? And how do we not even give you an option to do the rest? And That's an interesting strategy, but getting that line right of what are all the things that I need and none of the things that I don't, I have come to believe is essentially impossible, right?

Because you go from phone calls and text messages and you're like, okay, I need navigation for sure. That's obvious, right? Like that is a core part of being alive. And then you're like, well, maybe I need Uber. I don't need it all the time, but it's nice to have when I need it. So like, okay, now I'm going to put an Uber app on. And it's like, well-

Because you go from phone calls and text messages and you're like, okay, I need navigation for sure. That's obvious, right? Like that is a core part of being alive. And then you're like, well, maybe I need Uber. I don't need it all the time, but it's nice to have when I need it. So like, okay, now I'm going to put an Uber app on. And it's like, well-

Because you go from phone calls and text messages and you're like, okay, I need navigation for sure. That's obvious, right? Like that is a core part of being alive. And then you're like, well, maybe I need Uber. I don't need it all the time, but it's nice to have when I need it. So like, okay, now I'm going to put an Uber app on. And it's like, well-

I talk to a lot of people over text, but I also use WhatsApp for a lot of things and I use Signal for a lot of things. And I kind of want my Instagram DMs because that's actually where a couple of my group chats are. So now I've put a bunch of messaging apps on and you just go through piece by piece and all of a sudden you've just made a smartphone that doesn't let you download TikTok.

I talk to a lot of people over text, but I also use WhatsApp for a lot of things and I use Signal for a lot of things. And I kind of want my Instagram DMs because that's actually where a couple of my group chats are. So now I've put a bunch of messaging apps on and you just go through piece by piece and all of a sudden you've just made a smartphone that doesn't let you download TikTok.

I talk to a lot of people over text, but I also use WhatsApp for a lot of things and I use Signal for a lot of things. And I kind of want my Instagram DMs because that's actually where a couple of my group chats are. So now I've put a bunch of messaging apps on and you just go through piece by piece and all of a sudden you've just made a smartphone that doesn't let you download TikTok.

Like you get there so quickly. And at that point, I'm not actually sure what problem we've solved. But that's one direction. The other direction is what if smartphone but bad? And I find this so fun. It's just imagine if your smartphone could do all the things it can still do. It just sucked at it. Wait, so what does it mean? Like it just like operates very slowly?

Like you get there so quickly. And at that point, I'm not actually sure what problem we've solved. But that's one direction. The other direction is what if smartphone but bad? And I find this so fun. It's just imagine if your smartphone could do all the things it can still do. It just sucked at it. Wait, so what does it mean? Like it just like operates very slowly?

Like you get there so quickly. And at that point, I'm not actually sure what problem we've solved. But that's one direction. The other direction is what if smartphone but bad? And I find this so fun. It's just imagine if your smartphone could do all the things it can still do. It just sucked at it. Wait, so what does it mean? Like it just like operates very slowly?