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"The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it"

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Jennifer Lawrence’s “black hole” internet line is celebrity self-defense disguised as a shrug. The metaphor does two jobs at once: it flatters the audience’s suspicion that the web is a time-sink with gravitational pull, and it positions her as someone too intact (or too busy living) to be swallowed by it. Coming from an actress whose image was built on relatability, the gag lands because it’s half confession, half brand maintenance: yes, the internet is powerful, but she’s not letting it rewrite her.

The subtext is about control. For public figures, “going on the internet” isn’t casual scrolling; it’s stepping into a feedback machine that can turn a red-carpet stumble into a weeklong referendum on character. Calling it a black hole frames disengagement as prudence rather than fragility. It also subtly refuses the modern demand that celebrities perform constant digital intimacy. Instead of “I don’t read comments” (which can sound defensive), she offers a cosmic joke that makes absence feel sane.

Context matters: Lawrence rose during the peak of meme culture and tabloid-fueled virality, when authenticity was monetized and backlash traveled faster than press junkets. Her line captures a generational tension: the internet as both career infrastructure and psychological hazard. The charm is in the casualness, but the intent is strategic: don’t feed the machine that feeds on you.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Lawrence, Jennifer. (2026, January 16). The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-internet-to-me-is-kind-of-like-a-black-hole-92357/

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Lawrence, Jennifer. "The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-internet-to-me-is-kind-of-like-a-black-hole-92357/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-internet-to-me-is-kind-of-like-a-black-hole-92357/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is a Actress from USA.

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