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August Lamm is a visual artist and writer who has self-published a compact, powerful pamphlet (link below) which details why you don’t need a smartphone. I found its unvarnished directness persuasive and moving. I’ve also been delighted by August’s short fiction when we’ve read together at a few different venues. So her novel is definitely something to watch out for.

In this conversation we talked about city vs. country, smartphone vs. dumbphone, the perils of being an influencer. Toward the end we have an interesting conversation about different luddite-friendly or anti-corporate tech projects, including Urbit. You’ll want to become a paid subscriber to hear. Enjoy!

You can buy August’s pamphlet “You Don’t Need a Smartphone” here.

And you can follow her work on Substack here.