In this very first edition of ghoul talk, I discuss safe spaces and trigger warnings. DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert.
Safe space article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-hatch-yale-snowflakes-medium_n_5e0639cee4b0b2520d1511ae
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In M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, a group of people sacrifice their way of life to protect their children. Do they go too far? How do we weigh our liberty against the safety of others?
SPOILER ALERT: The Village (2004)
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Whataboutism is a dishonest way to derail a conversation. I talk about participation trophy culture, teaching the controversy, and "both sides."
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Twitter banned Donald Trump from Twitter. What does that mean?
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NFTs are bad. Bad for workers. Bad for the environment.
Sources & Further Reading:
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22313936/non-fungible-tokens-crypto-explained
https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/ethereum-plans-to-cut-its-absurd-energy-consumption-by-99-percent
https://digiconomist.net/ethereum-energy-consumption
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High School Musical (2006) is an allegory for the United States' failed democracy. Who knew?
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Jesus was nonbinary. Isn't that fun?
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Aesop's fable of The Farmer and The Viper tells us a lot about how we should treat the villains of the real world. By analyzing The Blair Witch Project and Creep, I dive into political correctness, hypocrisy, and treating scoundrels with too much kindness.
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Because of the way music is produced and consumed, it has a special place in memory science. Listen to me talk for 10 minutes about my relationship with music, memory, and my mother.
This video is dedicated to my mother on what would have been her 60th birthday.
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