Thanksgiving
The holiday generally revolves around giving thanks and the centerpiece of most celebrations is a Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends -- wikipedia.
Culture
Black Friday
"the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day that is considered by retailers to mark the beginning of the holiday shopping season" -- merriam-webster.
divorce
Ending a marriage agreement.
wedding
A marriage ceremony, especially considered as including the associated celebrations -- Oxford languages. Priority request.
social pressure
Includes rational argument and persuasion (informational influence), calls for conformity (normative influence), and direct forms of influence, such as demands, threats, or personal attacks on the one hand and promises of rewards or social approval on the other -- dictionary.apa.org.
The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
bachelor / bachelorette party
Request: What is the level of these pre-wedding traditions?
right to an abortion
A way of understanding the conflict between pro-lifers and pro-choicers.
ChatGPT's effect on education
Request: I use it to help me break down technical problems. However, does ChatGPT have a negative effect on education and critical thinking in general?
LGBTQ+ flags, insignia at churches
With ostensibly inclusive symbolism, does its display support truth, a moral posture, and goodness? Or is it virtue signaling that actually undermines the mission and positive social impact of the church?
Western Civilization
Calibrated by Dr. Hawkins in 2008 at 270 (awareness, RSMM).
death penalty
Request: A legal sentence where the government kills someone convicted of certain crimes.
wabi-sabi philosophy
"the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty." (wabi - beauty in simplicity, sabi-passage of time).
celebrating someone’s death
Request: In light of Charlie Kirk’s passing. I see people celebrating it on various social media platforms and it’s disturbing.
political theater
"Political posturing, also known as political grandstanding, political theatre, or 'kabuki', is the use of speech or actions to gain political support through emotional or affective appeals" -- wikipedia.