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Are you an asker or a guesser?
In 2007, the discussion of Ask Culture and Guess Culture gained prominence. However, I didn’t know about it. Rude. So here I am with an essay about it only like 16 years too late.
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The times they are a-changin’
On why it’s hard to listen to new music but it’s also v v important to listen to new music.
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Does adulting really suck?
On why adulting doesn’t suck; but why the popular millennial narrative around adulting might be a little patronizing and overused.
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Fandom, feedback, and fury
On why art needs its critics and why we need to give a damn about things.
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Rejection is not a badge of honor
On why rejection doesn’t legitimize art and how it sucks to be rejected.
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Envy, Envy, Everywhere
Are you a jealous person? Come meet the most insidious emotion we have lurking underneath and discover how to NOT be afraid of it.
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Beige Flags. Or Whatever.
It’s so hard to just be ‘normal’ online. This essay explores the ways in which we manufacture our personality online based on what’s cool, trending, and acceptable.
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Beauty and Belonging
Internet culture’s obsession with ‘aesthetics’ is getting a little out of hand. Is this another way of pushing consumerism on us sheep? Can we exist apart from our aesthetics?
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On Being a Pick Me Girl
Exploring the ‘pick me’ trope and how society rejected femininity with a passion until we collectively stopped being so stupid. Find out why we attach labels to things without realising their impact.
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How Old Are You in Your Head?
This essay explores the concept of ‘mental age’ and why we all feel younger in our minds than we are in real life.
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To Do or To Have: Which Makes Us Happier?
Are experiences really better than things when it comes to happiness? This essay examines the science behind the debate and delves into the potential pitfalls of both materialism and experience-seeking.
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A Label Without a Cause: Unpacking Generational Thinking
Generational labels may have made sense in the past, but they are becoming less meaningful as demographics shift and people resist being pigeonholed.