“Christianity today has sort of a bad rap. The evangelical space is very much connected with Trump. We want to show there’s a wider spectrum of Christians. We aren’t your stereotypical Bible-bangers, holding the ‘God Hates You’ sign.”— Brian Chung, Antonia Hitchens, newyorker.com
“I've been deleting and reactivating Tinder for six years. You know you've had a dating app for too long when you start noticing people's personal growth. When you're swiping through like 'oh cool, Freddie420 went to grad school after all.'”— Dina Hashem, facebook.com
“There's a reason that teenagers in particular are prone to the feverish pursuit of valuation via social media. Prinstein says it's because the wide variety of regions in the brain that seek and deliver social rewards, including the part of the striatum called the nucleus accumbens, become supercharg…”— Rebecca Webber, psychologytoday.com
“Social media is like kerosene poured on the flame of social comparison, dramatically increasing the information about people that we're exposed to and forcing our minds to assess.”— Rebecca Webber, psychologytoday.com
“People are most likely to share peak experiences and flattering news about themselves—what University of Houston psychologist Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers calls "everyone else's highlights reel"—and tech companies, furthermore, use algorithms to prioritize that very information in social media feeds. The na…”— Rebecca Webber, psychologytoday.com
“I can't believe it's 2017 and I'm smarter than the President, and hotter than the Sexiest Man Alive, and I am still doing so poorly in life.”— Christin Bailey, twitter.com
“Mobile dating went mainstream about five years ago; by 2012 it was overtaking online dating. In February, one study reported there were nearly 100 million people—perhaps 50 million on Tinder alone—using their phones as a sort of all-day, every-day, handheld singles club, where they might find a sex…”— Nancy Jo Sales, vanityfair.com
“As much as you might doubt it, being single as an adult has some seriously noteworthy perks. The world is your oyster and you can do whatever, whenever, with no one else to consider but yourself. You can hop on a plane to anywhere, eat whatever foods you want, and live out the dreams you never thoug…”— Andrea Wesley, bolde.com
“'Money can’t buy happiness' is such a baby boomer concept like…. I don’t want excessive wealth to buy a golf plated toilet seat Karen, I just wish I wasn’t crying because I can’t afford both spaghetti and rent after working 40 hours a week.”— literalnobody., literalnobody.tumblr.com
“Playboy: millenials aren't interested in breasts as older generations. why? it's 2017 grandpa we eat ass now.”— former mayor elijah, twitter.com
“I'm disappointed I haven't had the pleasure of reading an article called "Millenials are killing Nazi's" yet.”— KreativAce, twitter.com
“So many thinkpieces about millennials are older people mad we've decided they aren't entitled to our time and attention.”— Illuminati Mess, twitter.com
“"alright gents, headline time; this is how millenials are killing the..." *throws dart at open dictionary* "...marmalade industry?”— Blaisewell, twitter.com
“75 billion cells working to keep you alive in a universe where you are made of stardust and capable of incredible feats; a universe where you can create infinite scenarios in your mind and share them or keep them to yourself; a universe where one small action can impact your entire life, and you’re…”— the-real-void, the-real-void.tumblr.com
“I have work, then a dinner thing, and then I am busy trying to become who I am.”— Lena Dunham, Hannah Horvath, amazon.com
“I’ve had a lot of people take selfies with me. [After giving a speech and hitting the rope line] it used to be they’d say, ‘I want to ask you about what our nuclear force posture might be. Now they say, ‘can we take a selfie?’ And I say, ‘ of course we can.’ It’s a huge part of the culture.”— Hillary Clinton, nbc.com