Not My Scene
Ready to take a journey through different scenes, communities, subcultures, and corners of the internet? Hosts Yarden Blausapp and Kaia Lynne boldly dive into the deep end to immerse themselves in each scene, coming together on the pod to discuss their experiences, lore about the community, and how it connects to the broader cultural moment.
Not My Scene
Luddites
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Time limits, greyscale, and Brick not working to curb your phone addiction? Maybe you just need to toss it altogether! That's what anti-tech activist and writer August Lamm did. She dialed in to NMS via dumb phone to tell us about her experience as an artist in NYC without a smartphone or computer. Consider us inspired!! Other discussion includes the cuntiest dumb phone options, what we'd miss from the internet, and bleached eyebrows.
Sources and further reading:
Katie Lowe's essay about her first year without a smartphone
Luddite Teens 2022 NYT article
Luddite Teens 2025 NYT article
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