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Gossip is my guilty pleasure
Yes, Gossip is my guilty pleasure, why? While you can read more about why people gossip on the internet, this article from psychologytoday.com can even be a good start. For me, gossip is a source of excitement that I constantly seek due to my ADHD (as I was told). This led to situations that give…
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How much does food really cost
Calculating how much food costs based on how much money you pay to buy it is an underestimation. Food emissions Food travels on average 1,500 miles before making it to your local store. Food transportation in 2017 was found to emit 3.0 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, a number that we can only imagine kept increasing…
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Insurance and dental care
Insurance understanding is super complicated and it usually takes a while to figure out how much I’m going to pay and yet I often get it wrong. However, my dentist’s story is a lot more complicated. When I was filling out the forms for being a new patient, I ran into this section: PLEASE NOTE:…
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The world needs kids to be the leaders
I have an 8-year-old sister. She lives in Egypt and wants to study in the US when she grows up. My little sister one day called me and started asking about schools in the US, how good or bad they are and what are the differences between different schools. At some point, I told her…
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Activists: The Unsung Heroes of Our Time
AECJ (Amazon Employees for Climate Justice) decided to team up with Remote Advocacy to organize a walkout The walkout was to protest the company’s policy towards employees and climate. one thing that caught my attention was someone’s comment on Blind (an anonymous community for tech workers) The commenter said “This is a typical activist move,…
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What is wrong with American democracy?
The US is a democratic nation, but the people often disagree with their state or national government, so what exactly is wrong with American Democracy? Taxation without representation The US has a significant number of green-card holders (According to Wikipedia about ~14M in 2019) plus a considerable number of H1B workers. All pay taxes and…
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Song of equality
In light of the recent events in Iran (If you don’t know what is going on google Mahsa Amini) I thought I would share some thoughts and experiences about the topic. Before we proceed, this is a beautiful Persian song I came across while following the trend on social media, English translation is “Song of…