Sometimes, the Internet can feel like a middle-school playground popul…

Susan Orlean
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Sometimes, the Internet can feel like a middle-school playground populated by brats in ski masks who name-call and taunt with the fake bravery of the anonymous. But sometimes - thank goodness - it's nicer than real life. ✨ @leapofFaith by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. February 22, 2011.
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