ScrollTax
Dept. of Self-Discipline
Form ST-2026
Notice of Assessment
Past Due
68 days of your year,
gone to your phone.

That's the average. Yours might be worse.

4.5h

Each X is a full day of your life, scattered across your year

What if every lost day cost you actual money? That's ScrollTax.
SEC. 1

Why money works

Every screen time app gives you the same thing: a sad little chart and a notification you swipe away.

Charts don't change behavior.
Losing $20 does.

Behavioral economists call it loss aversion — losing money hurts about twice as much as gaining it feels good. ScrollTax weaponizes that math against your worst habit.

You've tried grayscale mode. You've tried deleting the app (you reinstalled it Tuesday). You've tried "being more mindful."

Try having skin in the game.

SEC. 2

How the tax works

1

File your limit

Pick your daily screen time ceiling. 2 hours? 3? You set the law.

2

Put money on it

Stake $5–$50 per week. This is your own money on the line — that's the point.

3

We audit. Automatically.

Your screen time is verified daily. No willpower required — just consequences.

4

Tax day

Under your limit: full refund, plus bragging rights. Over it: you pay the ScrollTax.

SEC. 3

Get early access

SEC. 4

Frequently audited questions

Most of it goes to a charity you choose, or into a pot you can win back with a clean streak. We keep a small commission to keep the lights on. You'll choose your mode at signup.
We've designed verification so that disabling tracking or tampering counts as going over your limit. The only way to win is to actually scroll less. Sorry.
No. There's no chance involved — only your own behavior. It's a commitment contract, the same science behind apps used by hundreds of thousands of people to quit smoking and hit the gym.
Only your total daily screen time — we never see which apps you use, what you browse, or any personal content. Your data stays on your device. We just need one number: hours.
Both, eventually. Early access will roll out to one platform first — waitlist members vote on which.
Enough to sting. For most people that's $10–$25 a week. You can adjust before a new week starts — never mid-week.
When the waitlist justifies building it. We're not going to spend time and energy building something nobody wants. If you're reading this, you're part of the decision.

Your feed can wait.
Your life can't.

Scroll back up and look at your calendar again. Then decide.

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