Source: Morning Brew
A startup is monetizing parental anxiety about screen time by repackaging the landline as a novelty device. The monthslong waitlist suggests parents will pay premium prices for artificial scarcity and retro branding, even though the core problem—kids' compulsive device use—stems from algorithmic engagement design in mainstream apps, not from screens themselves. This mirrors luxury wellness products that sell back basic human behaviors (no notifications, no algorithm) as premium features, rather than demanding that mainstream tech companies change their default architectures.