Light’s new flip phone is stylish, dumb, and perfect for our screen-addled brains

The designer behind the Motorola Razr returns with a flip phone built to destroy the attention economy. It’s not a nostalgia play, however. Called the Light Flip, the company is betting that design focused on intentional friction will help a generation “quit” doomscrolling, notifications, and anxiety-driven app check. The phone is not a replacement for Light’s previous models—which have been pushing the idea of digital detox since its first phone’s Kickstarter debut in 2015. Rather,...