I'm always mystified by the day-to-day workings of entities like Twitter that provide framework but not content, but … - Susan Orlean

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After much consideration, I am moving onward with a combination of disappointment at leaving behind a character I have loved playing for seven years and excitement of the new opportunities in acting and producing that lie ahead.

Susan Orlean

I'm always mystified by the day-to-day workings of entities like Twitter that provide framework but not content, but I suppose it could be compared to the U. S. Postal Service, which manages to keep a lot of people employed doing lots of stuff other than writing letters.

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