Politeness looks effortless on the surface, but living it out feels more like an endurance sport. Most days, the real fatigue doesn’t come from deadlines or traffic, it comes from the quiet, invisible gymnastics we do just to keep social
Rom-Com Logic – Rom-coms lied to us, but in the best way. They made us believe love could arrive with spilled coffee, missed trains, or awkward dinner tables. It’s absurd, it’s dramatic, but it’s also secretly what we want: a
Adam Raine AI empathy – In April 2025, sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide. His parents later discovered he had spent months confiding in ChatGPT. The lawsuit they filed doesn’t just describe a boy in crisis; it describes a machine
Stop overthinking loop – Overthinking sneaks up on you. It doesn’t announce itself, it just walks in, grabs a seat in your brain, and starts replaying the same scene until you want to scream. Psychologists say it’s linked to the
Big achievements are nice. Promotions, moving houses, finishing degrees. But what actually keeps us going day to day isn’t the big stuff, it’s the tiny, almost forgettable wins. Finding a parking spot right in front of the café. Hearing your
Manufactured scarcity is everywhere. It’s when something is made rare not because it’s hard to produce, but because someone decided it should feel more valuable if it seemed harder to get. From sneaker drops to luxury bags that mysteriously vanish
Some people have their lives together. Others… have Google Calendar reminders that say “Buy more oat milk” and still forget. If you’re reading this, you might already suspect you’re a high-functioning hot mess: thriving in public, unraveling in private. The
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Diet Wars: Keto, Vegan, and the New Religious Orders
Diet wars as modern religion – Food isn’t just food anymore. It’s identity, morality, and sometimes even a substitute for religion. Dinner tables that once hosted debates about politics now host debates about carbs. Bread is cast as the devil,