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Dumbphone sales soar as people dump smartphones, social media and the global technocracy (www.dcclothesline.com)

 People everywhere are dumping their “smartphones” and returning to “dumbphones,” which are simpler, less digitally connected, and thus more appealing to people who are tired of social media and the global technocracy. Young people especially are snapping up “brick” and flip phones in order to be engage more with real people in real life as opposed …

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Breaker
Breaker
2 years ago

There’s a Mennonite company called Sunbeam that has a flip phone with calls, texts, camera, music player, maps and that’s it. They took the Android platform and stripped out the other parts. No internet or emails. Great for personal purity and actually doing something meaningful with your life.

Joy
Joy
2 years ago
Reply to  Breaker

Awesome information, thanks for sharing. The concept is very appealing to me, but I can’t afford a new phone right now. Also curious what network providers would be available. Will definitely look into it.

Laz
Laz
2 years ago

Meh, I don’t see that happening. There are millions upon millions who run their business off their smart phone now.

Frank
Frank
2 years ago

And the Deaf and Hard of Hearing? How would they communicate?

Laz
Laz
1 year ago
Reply to  Frank

Uh, the same way they have for the last 20 years… through text