karmic merit of tipping well
Higher than money at 205 (TvF).
Culture
percentage of YouTube Shorts (quick videos) under 200
Request: Shorts on YouTube seem to be the worst.
Was the recent mega millions rigged?
"The lucky winners of two Mega Millions tickets that hit the $395 million jackpot bought the tickets at the same California store... The winning tickets matched all five winning numbers in Friday's drawing (21, 26, 53, 66, 70) as well as the gold Mega Ball 13" -- usatoday.
TIME naming Taylor Swift "person of the year"
"Since 1927, TIME has chosen a Person of the Year, the editors’ assessment of the individual who most shaped the headlines over the previous 12 months, for better or for worse."
tobacco packaging warning pictures
Priority request: found on every tobacco package in Eastern Europe, Austria, among about 80 different countries.
Nepal's decision to ban TikTok
Request: It's been calibrated true on the [Database] that Tiktok promotes delusion. Does Nepal's decision to ban the social media platform serves the highest good? If it does calibrate in the highest good, it could mean other countries could follow suit. Or is it counter-productive?
buzz cut
a variety of short hairstyles, especially where the length of hair is the same on all parts of the head. Rising to prominence initially with the advent of manual hair clippers, buzz cuts became increasingly popular in places where strict grooming conventions applied – wikipedia
singular "they"
Request: A gender-neutral third-person pronoun. Although technically not new, it is getting more and more widespread nowadays.
Elf on a Shelf
Request: Recent Christmas tradition for some families with young children. You keep a toy elf in your home who keeps an eye on your children’s behavior & reports back to Santa.
speed limits
request: for the highest good?
Grim Reaper
Priority request: The infamous, scythe wielding personification of death. More specifically, the fear of death, which is a significant spiritual hurdle for everyone. The grim reaper is also sometimes depicted as benign or neutral, a mere messenger
death anniversary
Request: A custom in some parts of the world. Generically, is conducting some sort of ritual, visiting the grave or just praying and reflecting an integrous thing to do, or does it indicate that there is an attachment?
trigger warning
a statement at the start of a piece of writing, video, etc. that warns readers or viewers that it contains material that may upset them, especially by reminding them of a trauma or bad experience -- oxfordlearnersdictionary.com
Eric Weinstein
Priority request. hedge fund director and podcast host. He was the joint managing director for Thiel Capital from 2013 until 2022. He has a PhD in mathematical physics from Harvard -- wikipedia
sky burial
A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed on a mountaintop to decompose while exposed to the elements or to be eaten by scavenging animals, especially carrion birds -- wikipedia