The case against social media: Jon Haidt and Zack Rausch say, “Across surveys in multiple countries, many young people report that social media has harmed them directly and indirectly. They describe widespread experiences of cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, sleep disruption, lower confidence, and worse mental health. They also express strikingly high levels of regret toward the major platforms they have used for years. In a Harris Poll survey of members of Gen Z, nearly half reported that they wish that TikTok, X (Twitter), and Snapchat were never invented — despite using those platforms for several hours a day.”
Six selfish reasons to have kids: Kevin Kelly says, “Now after only two generations of contraception use, the settings have flipped and people don’t need reasons to not have children: Rather, no children is the default. Now we need good reasons to have kids.”
When you are offended in church: Stephen Kneale begins, “If you have spent any time in churches, it won’t be long before you find something offensive. Contrary to popular (Christian) belief, Christians can be just as rude, insulting and upsetting as the rest of the world. In a room full of sinners, though they may be battling sin, their sin will inevitably emerge from time to time.”
Hiding from God: Melissa Edgington shares, “I struggle with spiritual perfectionism. It comes from many years of legalistic tendencies where I struggle to see obedience to God as a joy and an honor and tend to see it instead as an opportunity to try to earn the salvation that He’s freely given.”
College instructor forces students to write with typewriters: Fed up with the impact of AI, here is one professor’s solution. Genius.

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