“If email is dead, then why does every social network ask for an email address before you can create an account?”— Jeff Goins, goinswriter.com
“If I feel like sharing a picture in a swimsuit, I share that picture. If I like a photo from a shoot in a bra and underwear, I’ll post it. This doesn’t mean that I don’t have imperfections, it just means that these insecurities don’t hold me back from celebrating my hard work, my body, and/or pretty…”— Payton Sartain, hustleandhalcyon.com
“Instagram used to be defined by its feed of stylized, perfectly posed images, but this summer a new trend has swept the platform: the ‘plandid.’ Plandids, or planned candids, have become so ubiquitous that it’s hard to avoid coming across one when scrolling through your feed.”— Taylor Lorenz, mic.com
“Social media is the place where you meet new potential customers who share similar passions and values to your brand”— Baldwin Cunningham, linkedin.com
“There isn’t anyone in this world who isn’t already beautiful and I think a large part of my eyes were opened to that here on Instagram from looking at all of you on my feed.”— Casey Lynn Howard, instagram.com
“It’s always funny to me when people talk trash to Youtubers and then are shocked when we respond. We are real people. We check our tweets!”— Matthew Santoro, twitter.com
“The risks associated with being a commercialized artist and embarking on a typical album release, like endless promotion and touring, have nearly killed me.”— Michael Angelakos, pitchfork.com
“I found that I was also happier. I was no longer surrounded by these perfectly curated Instagram photos, I wasn't seeing the highlights of everyone's life and comparing it to my behind the scenes.”— Justin Deol, youtube.com
“I learned that social media gives rise to fake relationships. I felt that I shed a lot of superficial relationships when I quit.”— Justin Deol, youtube.com
“Twitter is art. Twitter is writing. It does feel a little bit corny to say that, but at the same time, it would be foolish to deny the literary merit of tweets and to deny the historical significance Twitter will have.”— Mira Gonzalez, thecreativeindependent.com
“They want to take away my voice. They’re not going to take away my social media.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“It's really hard to choose what we pay attention to, but in a lot of ways it's also one of the most important choices we make.”— John Green, youtube.com
“In telling the truth, you choose among many true stories which true story to tell, right?”— John Green, youtube.com
“It’s almost impossible to remember on a second-by-second basis that when you watch a YouTube video or when you look at people’s social media feeds, you’re seeing a curated version of those people.”— John Green, youtube.com
“The problem with social media bringing us close is that some people are mountains — they look better from afar.”— Tay Zonday, twitter.com
“Don’t worry, couples who publicly fight on social media, the rest of us will absorb all of the secondhand embarrassment for you.”— Christopher Hudspeth, twitter.com
“How long until our survival instincts adapt from fearing bears who eat our heads off to tweets that eat our brains out? Darwin, hurry up.”— Steve Jain, twitter.com