What's Trending: A social media-banishing flip phone? Genius or useless?

On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dive into the curious rise of a US$500 flip phone that does less than most smartphones. The Callback 8020 comes without social media, email or even a web browser, all in the name of helping users break free from doomscrolling and digital distractions. Why would anyone pay hundreds of dollars for fewer features? Is a "digital detox" phone a brilliant solution to screen addiction, or an expensive step backwards?  From essential apps to surviving without a smartphone, the conversation reveals just how difficult it is to disconnect in a hyper-connected world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.