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I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It is tech analyst Jess Kimball Leslie's hilarious, frank homage to the technology that contributed so significantly to the person she is today. From accounts of the lawless chat rooms of early AOL to the perpetual high school reunions that are modern-day Facebook and Instagram, her essays paint a clear picture: That all of us have a much more twisted, meaningful, emotional relationship with the online world than we realize or let on. Coming of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess looked to the nascent Internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; people who worked with computers every day as part of their actual jobs without being ridiculed as nerds.
About the Author
Jess Kimball Leslie is a writer and tech analyst who is fascinated by the past, present, and future of technology. When she's not writing essays about the meaning of Myspace, AOL Instant Messenger, or Gawker, she works as a tech analyst for companies such as American Express, Google, and Samsung. She is a frequent speaker at tech conferences and a regular guest on multiple cable news shows. Jess lives in New York City with her wife and son.
