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Former Influencer August Lamm Urges Readers to Ditch Smartphones
Original: August Lamm Was an Influencer. Now She Wants You to Ditch Your Smartphone. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/style/augu
August Lamm, who built a career as an online influencer, is now promoting life without smartphones, publishing a book about giving hers up. The New York Times Style section profiles her turn from social media creator to skeptic of the attention economy. Readers are debating her pivot, with many seeing it as part of a broader backlash against constant connectivity among former digital natives.
Why now: A prominent online personality publicly renouncing the smartphone-driven lifestyle resonates with growing anxieties about screen addiction and social media burnout.
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- August Lamm Was an Influencer. Now She Wants You to Ditch Your Smartphone. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/style/august-lamm-influencer-smartphone-book.html # Style # Technology # SocialMedia · nyt_style@robot.villas · 2
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