Archive - Mane Witness

Must We Hate Everything?

Worst-case thinking has become the default lens for everything online, and it's making us bad at identifying the actual problem.

15 hrs ago • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

Empty Buildings Make Me Cry

Exploring why Detroit’s abandoned homes and Aretha Franklin make me so emotional.

Aug 21 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

The Pressure to Live a Life That Matters

What the grave of Aretha Franklin taught me about legacy, potential, and the fear of being forgotten

Aug 21 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

On loving a city through its low moments and its renaissance

Aug 20 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

Help! I'm Confronting My Fears and It's Scary

To confront my fear of visability, I decided to start making TikToks. And now those TikToks are getting popular and I'm lowkey struggling.

Aug 19 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

I Gotta Think Less

Underthinking my way to a law degree, 44.5 million TikTok views, and a life I actually like.

Aug 19 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

I Lost My Motown Spotify Playlist In A Breakup

I am a pioneer in post-breakup asset division.

Aug 11 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

Building a Life You Love Also Means Cutting Out Things You Hate

The hope of joy is better than the assurance of discontent — even when getting there means losing things and people.

Aug 9 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

The Public is Way Too Hard on Nara Smith

Criticism of Nara Smith is largely rooted in the fact that most people can't take a damn joke.

Aug 2 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

I Think Reseller Hate is Unwarranted

The industry is largely moms, struggling adults, and small business owners - is that really who we're out to villanize?

Aug 1 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

July 2026

Just Be High Maintenance.

On the TikTok trend of elaborate beauty routines marketed as "low maintenance," and the shame underneath it.

Jul 21 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

We've Over-Complicated the Discourse on the Voice Note Guy

The Voice Note Guy has gone viral — and the only correct take is that he should not have sent it.

Jul 13 • Jen Spencer | Mane Witness

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