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Bother The Cynics
Sometimes, it can be easy to let the cynics and naysayers of the world get you down. The algorithms of the world amplify their nonsense and make them seem more numerous than they are. But you know a secret? They’re never the ones that get the final word. That honor belongs to the doers. History…
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The RPG Called Life
Life is like an RPG! No seriously, this isn’t a satirical article I misfiled, I’m 100% serious. If you step back and take an honest look at life, you can see all sorts of elements of a good RPG. Role Playing This isn’t some classic, on-rails JRPG (bless them). You have full control over what…
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Community Is All of Us
I have a confession that I think we can all make: There have been times that I have taken community for granted. I have thought of it as simply something that’s “there”, that somebody else takes care of. But that’s wrong. Community is a living thing that we all have a place in. There are…
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Dependability And Mea Culpas
I strive to be dependable, both to others and to myself. For others, I think I have a pretty sterling record. For myself, not as much. Back in 2024, I wrote this article about dependability and why it’s important. I also stated there that one of my goals was writing an article a week. Whelp,…
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Normal Is Just A Word
We have this odd tendency to think that being normal is a good thing, and being weird is a bad thing. If you think about it, deep down we’re all pretty weird, and it’s impossible to define normal anyway. Being weird or unusual isn’t a sin. It’s not even a flaw. If God had intended…
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100% AI-Free
I feel like a lot of people are getting sick of looking for things online, and having their time wasted by sites filled with AI-generated garbage. If you think of your time as one of the most precious things you have, having somebody waste it is frustrating, at best. I’m predicting there will be more…
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What It Really Takes To Oppose Political Violence
In the shadows of yet another recent act of political violence, there are numerous calls for self-examination and, naturally, finger-pointing. Unfortunately, by my figuring, plenty of the people making these calls and accusations have themselves contributed to a culture of political violence. I think it’s beyond time to come to terms with what it really…