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Why Macs are for Idiots

                Hello, reader. I see that you have decided to subject yourself to my 1,000-word rant on a subject that is rather trivial and pointless, yet you find so intriguing. By this, I think I can assume that you have experienced one of two sets of events leading up to your reading this very sentence. A.)     You are sitting, with your mac in front of you, innocently browsing the internet. Suddenly, your eyes alight on a title: “Why Macs are for Idiots” Your hands shake as they move across your metallic, overpriced touchpad. You tap on the link, ready to skim over my post and write a comment something along the lines of: “This was an interesting post, but I think I disagree. Macs look really nice and get less viruses and they have better software than windows.” B.)     You are sitting with your pc in front of you, innocently browsing the internet. Suddenly, your eyes alight on a title: “Why Macs are for Idiots.” “OH MY GOD, YES!” You internally exclaim. You have already
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What Separates Us from Animals?

                  If you asked a group of people if they considered themselves to be animals, I think it’s safe to say most of them would say no. Of course, there would be a few who would try to be clever and scientific by saying that humans are technically animals, as if we all don’t already know that. But I think most people would say they would consider themselves to be different from animals. Why is that? Is it our separation from nature? Could it be our advanced social interactions? Some religious beliefs say that humans have souls, and animals do not, so could that be it? Maybe it's our use of tools? It’s an interesting thing to think about.                 I think the most compelling difference between humans and animals revolves around our self-awareness.   Sure, there is not really a definitive way to test for self-awareness in animals right now (or at least not that I know of). But with a few exceptions (cetaceans, apes, etc.), I think it is a safe bet to say that
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Musical Taste: Generational Divisions

                So, recently, I have been thinking a lot about musical tastes. Specifically, musical tastes between generations. First, let me give a little back-story. While perusing YouTube, I stumbled on a video from around 3 years ago , in which a mom rants for some length about the song “ Norf Norf ” by Vince Staples. She reads through the lyrics of the song, remarking that she is horrified that music like this is being played on radios (even if it is censored,) and that she would never let her daughter listen to such an unwholesome song. At a few points she really breaks down, and completely rages about music these days and how bad it is. Needless to say, the video went somewhat viral on Facebook (this was like 2013 or ‘14 so people still used Facebook,) and she got roasted by a lot of people on the internet. After that, the guy that made the song ended up coming out and defending her, saying that everyone is entitled to their opinion, and she shouldn't be ridiculed for no
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What Makes Movies "Good" or "Bad"?

                Movies, TV shows, books, video games, music, and pretty much all forms of entertainment have tons of internal variation, and are also subject to close critical scrutiny. We all have our personal criteria for what makes a movie good or bad, and a lot of times, these criteria are vastly different. For example, there were a lot of people who liked the 2012 adaptation of The Hobbit, but there were also a lot of people who hated it. What’s interesting is, a lot of people liked and hated it for a huge amount of different reasons. Some people said that it was way too far from the book, others thought it was overly long, and still others simply did not like the book in the first place.  Now, we have all been told “everybody’s different” or some variant of that, so me saying that everyone has different taste probably sounds pretty obvious to you. However, in my opinion, it is actually shocking how similar our tastes really are. Let me elaborate. While some people might have l
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Donald Trump has an ILLIGITIMATE son, and you'll NEVER guess who it is!

                Ha! I got you to click on that! You fell into my trap!                 So, in case you haven’t noticed, I will not be talking about Donald Trump or any of his sons, illegitimate or otherwise. I will be addressing another issue, one that you have just fallen for. Clickbait. Why Does Clickbait Work? We have all seen a YouTube video called like “Everyday habits that are actually KILLING YOU,” and we all know what happens next. You say, “Ugh. Clickbait. Why do people still fall for stuff like this?” Then you scroll down, but you can’t get that video out of your head now. You know it’s clickbait. You know that when you watch the video, it’s just going to say something obvious like “Smoking is a habit that many people have that is actually very detrimental to your health,” and maybe you don’t even really care about what deadly habits you have. You just have to know what the video was going to say. It’s in your mind now. You fight back, but it has already won. You thin
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