As a fairly progressive young Facebook-er, I am always tempted to delete some of the hard right-winged friends I have. But the ability to delete people you don’t like off Facebook and filter your searches so that you only find things you agree with has a largely negative effect on our ability to learn from…
Get Rid of the Participation Trophy: Working Hard is Not Enough
The problem is that nowadays, everybody wins. In recreational sports teams, everybody gets sportsmanship trophies and there are ribbons for being in last place. You don’t have to win to win something, and it creates the false illusion that you are entitled to a reward. And when you don’t get it, you believe you have…
Winning the Powerball Won’t Solve Your Money Problems- It Just Exposes Them
With the Powerball Lottery now estimated at 1.3 billion, people are imagining what they would do with the money if they won, and buying more tickets to bring them closer to it. But chasing dreams like this is dangerous for anyone trying to be wealthy- especially poor households, who spend 9% of their income on…
“I Don’t Really Care About Politics” Is Not A Good Excuse Today
In our everyday lives, you’ll find the most educated and empathetic people emphatically condemning Trump’s racist and unfounded campaign. They are quick to point out the fallacies and fact check his sentences. They remember history and see Trump’s mirror image in a shameful part of the late 1930’s. But those are not the people he…
Ronda Rousey Didn’t Lose Because She Was Cocky- You’re Just Sexist
As a UFC fighter, Ronda Rousey is used to having to fight off blows tirelessly, but after her shocking loss to Holly Holm, she now must prepare to fight through the rampant attacks that tell her she deserved to lose. Rousey first became a sensation after her infamous 30 second knockout of Bethe Correia. With…
Don’t Improve Your Weaknesses- What Pageants Teach You About Trying New Things
When I joined the Miss Asian Global pageant, the oxymoron was exposed within minutes of arriving in the beautiful San Francisco Embassy Suites. Girls lined up as we practiced our walk: Shoulders back, head up, chin down, butt in, core tightened, smile big, walk straight, feet slightly turned out. As I tried to remember one,…
Miki Ding 