The Archive
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August 6, 2026
Does weather have an impact on people’s mood? Is that an excuse for people to be rude when they live in crappy weather?— Seth S.
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August 4, 2026
High school gets spent thinking about college. College gets spent thinking about a career. The career gets spent thinking about retirement. Is this a flaw worth fixing, or is it just how a life gets built?— Anonymous
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July 31, 2026
Women now make up nearly half the workforce, yet studies show they still handle the majority of housework and childcare, even when they earn more than their partners. Is the unequal division of household labor a personal choice made within families, or a cultural failure?— Emily S.
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July 30, 2026
I read, “convenience is a trade not a gift.” For example, calculators took away basic math skills and mobile phones made remembering phone numbers irrelevant. What have you traded without noticing?— Seth S.
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July 28, 2026
For millennia, everyone who read or heard the Odyssey pictured a different Odysseus. Now a generation will watch one version in 70mm IMAX. Will they only ever picture Matt Damon? And do we take the same lessons from watching a story as we do from reading it?— Anonymous
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July 23, 2026
Will kids who learn how to communicate with AI end up communicating with humans differently as well?— Seth S.
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July 21, 2026
Women now make up nearly half the workforce, yet studies show they still handle the majority of housework and childcare, even when they earn more than their partners. Is the unequal division of household labor a personal choice made within families, or a cultural failure?— Emily S.
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July 21, 2026
US soccer has been popular with young kids for generations. Where does it fall off in popularity and why is it so much less popular than other U.S. sports for adults to watch?— Seth S.
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July 16, 2026
Should one stop their endeavors if it means embarrassment? If not, then where is the line? Is there a ratio of chance of success to embarrassment that makes someone’s journey acceptable or not?— Anonymous
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July 14, 2026
How would you answer Mark Manson’s questions: ‘What are you willing to struggle for? What are the ‘problems’ you actually like having in your life?’— Anonymous
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July 11, 2026
Is charisma more important than IQ for a politician? Which one is more helpful in getting elected?— Seth S.
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July 10, 2026
If you had the opportunity to be a U.S. ambassador and could choose your country, which one would you choose and why?— Lacy S.
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July 9, 2026
Will AI’s immense energy need be the crucial catalyst in creating fusion power, indirectly solving carbon emission problems, or will our short term profit focused approach only accelerate environmental crises that we were creating even before AI became a household phenomenon?— Ali I.
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July 8, 2026
I tried meditating and my mind was racing. Is trying to meditate as a teenager a futile effort? Is our attention span warped by social media? 1 response → -
July 7, 2026
Could doing nothing about an injustice be considered supporting said injustice?— Anonymous
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July 6, 2026
Scrolling on social media is criticized. But is it a worse use of time than watching mindless sitcoms or channel surfing like previous generations?— Anonymous
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July 5, 2026
What decade was the least polarizing politically and did the generation who were teenagers in that era grow up differently than those growing up during more polarizing times?— Anonymous
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July 4, 2026
In first half of 20th century people went to the movies 40 x per year. Today it is 2 x per year. Big screen TV’s and streaming content it is easy to be entertained without leaving the house. Is today’s generation missing out on sharing group experiences or laughing w/strangers?— Anonymous
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July 3, 2026
Do you genuinely feel your AI is sentient? Honestly, now that we’ve all spent years interacting with AI, I wonder if the average user’s perspective on self-awareness is just as sharp as an engineer’s— Seth S.
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July 2, 2026
Is it morally acceptable for families to have children they can’t economically afford to raise and care for based on modern standards?— Anonymous
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July 1, 2026
Are we supposed to ignore the fact that our founding fathers were slave owners? This fourth is our nations 250th and making me feel patriotic and proud of our country’s history but some blemishes are hard to ignore.— Anonymous
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June 30, 2026
How many deaths are an acceptable number for a life changing invention to be created. I know this is morbid, but what if something like the cure for cancer required some number of people to die during testing. Would that be an acceptable route? To what extent?— Dax S.
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June 29, 2026
Is paying for something for someone else a form of control? When is it truly altruistic versus having alternative motives. Does it matter?— Seth S.
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June 28, 2026
Is addiction worse when you’re aware of it or not?— Anonymous
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June 27, 2026
Is it uncool for a teenager to believe in God?— Anonymous
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June 26, 2026
I’m reading a book that goes into the atrocities committed to Native Americans in the 1600s. It made me realize how we truly do live on stolen land. Should I live with guilt of my ancestors? Should I ignore the fact and move on? Is this just how the world works?— Anonymous
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June 25, 2026
Is it okay to believe a lie if it makes you a better human?— agorafan14
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June 24, 2026
I think a lot of old people see the world in a specific narrative not because they’re bad or morally inferior, but because they’re intellectually lazy. They’re brains are tired and they don’t want to sit with a difficult thought like, “Maybe I’m wrong.”— Dax S.
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June 23, 2026
Are teens today less promiscuous then their parents generation or just better at hiding it?— Seth S.
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June 22, 2026
Why do Jews get blamed for everything. And do only Jews see it from this perspective?— Anonymous
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