# 'If This Isn't Addiction, I Don't Know What Is': Light's Founders Get Real About Screen Time

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> **Published:** 2026-07-29T16:02:36.000Z  
> **Category:** PRODUCT_LAUNCH  
> **Impact Score:** 90/100  
> **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch Startups](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/if-this-isnt-addiction-i-dont-know-what-is-lights-founders-get-real-about-screen-time)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/if-this-isn-t-addiction-i-don-t-know-what-is-light-s-founders-get-real](https://spidits.com/timeline/if-this-isn-t-addiction-i-don-t-know-what-is-light-s-founders-get-real)

## Executive Summary
With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the value of simplicity in our relationship to technology, partnering.

## Why It Matters (Strategic Analysis)
With the Light Phone , Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the value of simplicity in our relationship to technology, partnering along the way with players like Andrew Yang , Kendrick Lamar, and Pete Davidson. Now, with a new flip phone and a growing wave of “attention activists” pushing back against Big Tech, they think the rest of the world is finally catching up to them.

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[TechCrunch Startups](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/if-this-isnt-addiction-i-dont-know-what-is-lights-founders-get-real-about-screen-time)**: 'If this isn't addiction, I don't know what is': Light's founders get real about screen time — _With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the value of simplicity in our relationship to technology, partnering..._

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