Juho Sarvikas is the chief product officer for HMD Global, the company producing “classic” mobile phones like the Nokia 3310. In 2019.
Why is anyone still making dumphones, you ask? Because people are buying them. “Digital well-being is a concrete area now,” says Sarvikas. “When you want to go into detox mode or if you want to be less connected, we want to be the company that has the toolkit for you.”
So, basically, when you’re ready to say “No more” to our over-reaching tech overlords, there’s a $1 billion company ready to monetize your decision.
Surprisingly, though, that’s not the most worrisome thing about this article.
