I think the increased ubiquity of the internet and networked computing in general allowed me to have some tether no matter where I was geographically. I could log in to a computer from anywhere in the world and access the same information and the same people. It allowed me to transcend the physical differences.
Chelsea ManningWhile being tossed around the world from place to place as a teenager, I wasn't really tethered to any place or anyone.
Chelsea Manning