"The MO pledge declared us all 'Free and Independent Human Beings' who were 'Absolved from all dependence on big tech and their attention-grabbing algorithms.' By signing, I agreed to 'forego' the use of my smartphone for 30 days and thereby 'trade dopamine for daylight, doomscrolls for detours, pixels for paper maps.'"
"The other members of my cohort were mostly women in their late 20s or early 30s, who had heard about Month Offline from friends or flyers. They felt smartphone use was costing them hours of free time every day."
Month Offline is a program where participants exchange their smartphones for lower-tech devices for a month. Members pay $75 and engage in weekly meetups. The initiative aims to help individuals reduce their reliance on technology and reclaim their time. Participants sign a pledge to forgo smartphone use, promoting a lifestyle shift from digital distractions to more meaningful activities. The cohort primarily consists of young professionals, many of whom work in technology but seek to balance their digital lives.
Read at The Atlantic
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