ELEVATOR | 04.16.25

Is It Finally Safe to Ditch Your Phone Case? I Put It to the Test ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

@lexi_lou_thur & @willow_dayyy & @guadadia by @badboi   Is It Finally Safe to Ditch Your Phone Case? I Put It to the Test Not to brag, but we haven’t used a phone case since 2013. The naked iPhone just feels better in the hand. Now to brag, we’ve never broken an iPhone. Because we are careful phone owners. And our fastidiousness goes beyond smartphones. We use an entire tube of chapstick without losing it, every time. The air is getting a little thin up here, so we’ll step off our mile-high soapbox and leave you with this.  Glass manufacturers say smartphones are more resilient than their reputation.   Your Personal Data Is Being Sold on the Internet. Here’s How to Put the Kibosh On It [Partner]  Not to freak you out, but your data is a commodity in the internet age. Okay. Now to freak you out. Data brokers actually make money off of your personal information. They buy and sell personal details, such as Social Security numbers, contact info, physical addresses, and more. What’s a digital user to do? One word: Incogni. Incogni is a personal data removal service that scrapes your information from hundreds (250+) of data broker databases. Subscribe to Incogni to reduce spam, lower your risk of fraud, and more. Take control of your online privacy today.  Get Incogni with a 30-day money-back guarantee.   LEARN MORE   Want a Private Life? Here Are 5 Ways to Reclaim Your Privacy Privacy is a prerequisite for freedom. Those who share every piece of themselves with every person they meet (or God forbid, the internet) are shackled to their need for validation, which turns them into a synthetic version of themselves. The irony. Now that we’ve covered the philosophical importance, here are five practical ways to keep secrets.  #1: Get a webcam cover. Seriously.   The 15 Coolest Internet Radio Stations Around the World Somewhere in Brooklyn, inside a reclaimed shipping container, on an empty lot, a DJ spins eclectic records, and it’s live-streamed to the internet 24/7. It’s called The Lot Radio. You can tune in now. We are. Right now, it’s a guy playing chirping bird sounds and sampling a poet(?). Oh, hold on, he’s transitioning to some alien voices and a beat is building.  This is cool. This is very cool.   Spring Clean Your Life If you didn’t click into those radio stations above, we urge you. Get back up there and turn one on in the background before you come back to this. Great. Now that we have the proper soundtrack, let’s spring clean your life. When it comes to spring cleaning your life, you should start by spring cleaning your house/apartment/condo. Because you can’t clean your life if your place of living isn’t tidy.  That’s just how life works.   The Mixer Using your fingers can make you a better listener, here’s how. How to prevent freezer burn. Can cigars go bad? The best state for a luxury vacation, according to a new study. Did prehistoric iguanas raft 5,000 miles across the Pacific from North America to Fiji? Financial security vs. Financial freedom. The best documentaries🔺 of 2025 (so far). Why it’s time to take control of your digital privacy.* *Partner     /GTFO @chrishenry     Our Gentleman's Agreement We'll keep the free daily newsletters coming. You share with a friend if you're enjoying. Capeesh? Forward to a friend.   Love Elevator? You’ll probably dig our other newsletters too. Check out Shift, Jimmy, and Blazer.   Let's Partner Put your brand in front of 800,000 passionate Elevator readers. Get in touch.   Send us a tip    |    Editorial Policy   |    Advertise     @2025 Rotary Digital 300 Witherspoon St Suite 201 Princeton NJ 08542     Preferences  |  Unsubscribe