How to #Humblebrag, If You Absolutely Must

It’s loathsome — but surprisingly easy to do on accident

Angela Lashbrook
OneZero
Published in
6 min readNov 20, 2019

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Illustration: Evan Weselmann

TThe “humblebrag” continues to spread its sick poison across social media. On Twitter, people publish obscure boasts about how the number of holiday party invites flooding their inbox is stressing them out. On Instagram, influencers post stunning selfies with captions about their supposed acne…

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Angela Lashbrook
OneZero

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.