23 Oct 2026

A phone on the dancefloor is not the problem. A dancefloor designed for phones is.

A crowd of people at a concert, holding up their cell phones to take pictures.

At ADE this week, one thought keeps coming back:

Are phones ruining the party? I don't think it's that simple.

A phone on the dancefloor is not the problem. A dancefloor designed for phones is.

When a party becomes a content factory, the crowd stops dancing and starts documenting. The energy drops and everyone feels it.

The best nights I know have one thing in common: the music and the room matter more than the story you'll post tomorrow.

We built this culture on being present. It's worth defending.

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