They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is really just a lofty way of stating that people have different tastes. What’s wonderful to me might be nasty to you, and vice-versa. That’s a fairly uncontroversial statement on its own, but when you really dig into it, even in the realm of tastes there are certain things that...
In a lot of ways, the internet has made the world a significantly smaller place. There are the physical ways in which this is true. I can do a full-on video conference with someone an entire ocean away thanks to signals zipping through fiberoptic cables at literal light speed, for instance. But there are also psychological ways in which this is...
You know that feeling when you’re looking at a very relatable tweet or meme and you find it so relatable that you relate to it? Pretty relatable experience, right? Sorry, I seem to be getting stuck in an endless recursive loop of relatability. But that happens to you all the time, I’m sure. You can relate. Oh God. It’s still...
We’ve all been there at some point. You’re sitting around, maybe a little intoxicated, thinking of your ex, missing them, wanting to reach out. But you don’t know if it’s in good taste. You don’t know if it’s a good idea. And anyway, what would you even say at this point? And sometimes, we succumb anyway. How...
When Julius Caesar was stabbed by a large group of overthrowers, one stab in particular truly bothered him. Turning to his great friend and confidant, he managed to utter “Et tu, Brute?” just before succumbing to his wounds. Or at least that’s how Shakespeare decided to tell the story when he wrote about it. “You too,...
I felt kind of stupid when I finally realized what “FWB” means. I kept thinking people were just abbreviating “Facebook” wrong or something. And when it was finally revealed that we’d been talking about “Friends With Benefits” the entire time, I remembered what a dweeb I am. Most of us have been there at...
Wanna hear my favorite joke of all time for some reason? Guy walks into a doctor’s office with carrots in his nose and celery coming out of his ears. He says “Doctor, what’s wrong with me?” Doctor looks him over and says, “Well first of all, you’re not eating right.” Now wanna hear something that’s...
If you’ve been paying attention to, I don’t know, literally anything happening in the world lately, you might find yourself just a *teeny tiny bit* filled with unquenchable rage. But never fear, there are outlets for that. What are some productive ways to let your anger out? byu/Lornadoh inAskReddit Let’s see how Reddit...
We all know the Golden Rule – “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Or, put differently, treat others as you’d like to be treated. It’s a basic standard on which all sorts of moral codes have been built, not just within Biblical traditions, but in societies all over the world and throughout...
How does somebody go from hero to zero in your eyes? It happens all the time, and yet it can still feel so shocking. What made you lose respect for someone? byu/neck-pillow inAskReddit The reasons are as varied as people themselves. Here are just a few surprising examples from Reddit. 1. Neglecting your kids My son’s friend used to spend...