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Learning to live with not meeting other people’s expectations has been extremely freeing and is the only gift I wish to pass on to any future offspring. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Wellness, I came to realize, will not happen by accident. It must be a daily practice, especially for those of us who are more susceptible to the oppressiveness of the world. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
If anything, Twitter helps me read about perspectives outside of mainstream media and learn about new authors, artists, and ideas that I don’t always get exposed to in my regular media diet. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
The video-sharing app Vine was the first place I got a glimpse of cultures beyond my own, including those of the Middle East. I was able to see how some women there wanted us to see them: prospering, aware. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
I’ve long been interested in how technology mediates desire and the way that our phones, an extension of ourselves, foster intimate interactions that feel so personal and deep, despite being relayed through a machine. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
The ancients often believed a celestial event like an eclipse to be a bad omen, that the sun or the moon vanishing from the sky was a harbinger of disaster, a sign of devastation or destruction to come. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Matching tattoos don’t ensure the longevity of a friendship, any more than any other mutual hardship. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Nonviolent, visual protests have a long history of forming images that can quickly go viral and set a powerful tone for a moment. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Obama routinely pushed policy that pleased the tech-savvy, including his successful effort to keep broadband suppliers from giving preferential treatment to bigger web companies over individuals. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
