Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically being exposed as a Jew inside the Klan compound.

On social media there's this thing where on many occasions, there's a single proscribed way of acting. Like if somebody dies, everyone has to say "R.I.P.! R.I.P.!" Basically they're saying, "Don't hurt me, I'm a good person."

Trying to prove you’re not a psychopath is even harder than trying to prove you’re not mentally ill,’ said Tony.

It is an awful lot harder, Tony told me, to convince people you're sane than it is to convince them you're crazy.

Success is always less funny than failure.

My ideal world was the early days of Twitter, where everyone was curious about each other and everyone saw it as kind of a window into people's lives where we could be compassionate and curious and empathetic and we could tell each other secrets.

In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.