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Alcohol Kills - Should It Be Regulated Like Cigs?
Consider that first sip of beer or wine – did it truly delight your taste buds? Chances are, no. So why persist and teach ourselves to like something toxic? As a kid, I didn’t like the taste of brussels sprouts and broccoli but my parents taught me to persevere for their health benefits, but alcohol offers no such advantages.
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Rethinking Cancel Culture: Should We Pause Before Pouncing?
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ENVIRONMENT
Why Cities Should Embrace the Simple Joy of Biking
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Questioning the Logic of Drug Laws: Are Some Bans Hypocritical?
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Perpetual Dieting Culture in Britain
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Thai Bidet – the Ultimate Hygiene Hack
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Where Do We Draw the Line on Big Tech Censorship?
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It's Time to Talk About Our Caffeine Addiction
While caffeine has some benefits, it can also lead to addiction and negative health impacts when overused. Many people underestimate the risks of excess caffeine consumption. Companies promote caffeinated drinks without sharing potential downsides, prioritizing profits over consumer awareness. Caffeine may seem harmless but can have real consequences.
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How My Generation is Redefining Liberalism in the 21st Century
Concerning changes in liberal ideology have taken place over the past decade. The movement seems to have drifted from its commitment to evidence-based reasoning that defined liberalism in the late 20th century.
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Questioning the Rise of AI Content Policing on Social Media
While AI tools help platforms swiftly remove clear violations, over-broad algorithmic moderation also frequently blocks legal speech wrongly deemed inappropriate. Bias perpetuated through training data can further marginalize voices. To protect free expression in the digital public square, more human review, auditing processes and diverse training data are needed. With opaque appeals lacking accountability, users have little recourse against AI censorship.
The Global Birth Crisis: How Our Generation Will Pay the Price (And What We Can Do About It)
With birth rates falling rapidly across the developed world, smaller generations of young workers face supporting larger aging populations. This emerging "birth gap" risks skyrocketing costs and strained economies as workforces shrink.
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Reviving the Traditional Family: Addressing Its Decline in Modern Western Society
While experiencing decline, the traditional nuclear family provides proven benefits for child development and societal stability. To restore this threatened cornerstone, comprehensive solutions should promote work-life balance, community/religious ties, mentoring evolving masculine roles, reinstating values education, emphasizing nutrition and exercise, plus prioritizing mental health support. With effort across fronts, we can revitalize traditional structures while adapting to modern roles.
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Finding Balance in the Vegan vs. Omnivore Debate
The debates between vegan and omnivore diets often gloss over nuance. While veganism touts some benefits, well-planned omnivore diets can also support health and sustainability. Strict dogma on either side poses risks - balance and moderation are key. With openness to new perspectives, millennials can make incremental steps without demonizing entire food groups.
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The Vaping Debate: Can We Balance Harm Reduction with Protecting Youth?
Vaping may offer adult smokers a less hazardous nicotine option, potentially aiding cessation and harm reduction. But flavors have fueled a youth vaping epidemic requiring action. With careful regulations on marketing and access, a middle ground could uphold vaping as an off-ramp for addicted adults while sheltering teens from forming nicotine habits. Messaging should avoid alarmism and focus on evidence.
From Punishment to Public Health: Rethinking How We Treat Drug Offenders
Harsh sentencing for drug offenses often exacerbates challenges for those battling addiction and trauma. Incarceration strains the justice system without addressing root causes. Shifting to rehabilitation programs and destigmatizing substance abuse through community support could better serve public health goals.
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Rethinking Viral Video Quotes: When Snippets Distort the Full Picture
Digestible quotes and clips gaining traction on social media frequently lack nuanced context, framing simplistic narratives. Devoid of substantive discussion, these snippets commonly manipulate intent through selective editing. Without confirming sources or seeking full transcripts, knee-jerk sharing spreads misinformation and polarization. All sides of politics weaponize this distortion tactic.
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Ovulation Strips: The Fertility Hack No One Told You About
These simple tests precisely identify your most fertile days and make trying to get pregnant easier, more affordable and less stressful. If you’re looking to add a bundle of joy to your family soon, let me convince you to make ovulation strips your new best friend.
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Could Moving Somewhere Sunnier Help Beat the Winter Blues?
Dark, gloomy winters can negatively impact mental health, especially in northern regions with limited daylight. The allure of tropical, perpetually sunny destinations can seem like the perfect antidote to seasonal depression.
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Is Our Recycling System Broken? Unpacking the Dirty Truth Behind the Illusion
Recycling is branded as an easy environmental fix, but in truth little discarded material actually gets recycled. Opaque waste streams allow realities to be obscured. Most plastics and glass are landfilled or dumped overseas, causing pollution in poor regions. This reveals major failings hidden beneath feel-good rhetoric.
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The Promise and Limitations of Solar Power in Overcast Regions
While solar power delivers emissions-free energy in sunny climates, its potential weakens significantly in cloudy regions like the UK. Lower yield undermines reliability and return on investment. This highlights the need to diversify energy mixes based on local conditions rather than assume solar is a blanket green solution.
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Debunking Magic Mushroom Myths: What the Science Reveals
Psychedelics like magic mushrooms faced prohibition fueled by exaggerated scare tactics rather than evidence. Contrary to myths, mushrooms pose low toxicity and addiction risk. Beyond recreation, psychedelic experiences can positively transform perspectives. Psilocybin's effects
on brain pathways may enable effective psychedelic-assisted therapies for mental health conditions.
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Bracing for the Great Reset: How Millennials Can Shape a New Social Order
Signs point to an impending “Great Reset” as old systems fail. While this disruption sparks uncertainty, it also enables creative reform of broken structures. With our generation’s social conscience and comfort with technology, millennials can steer change towards equity, sustainability and community resilience.
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