"haters gonna hate"
Level of this street wisdom.
Culture
vegan, vegetarian diets
Diets are inseparable from an underlying belief system, philosophy or attractor field which has more impact on consciousness than the food itself.
helicopter parenting
extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead", overseeing every aspect of their child's life constantly -- wikipedia.
tracking apps for teenagers
Request: Some parents require their teenage children to use tracking apps to monitor their activities. While it’s done "for safety", it seems like a surefire way to strain their relationship.
"Check your privilege!"
The woke idea that white skin color renders an unearned or unfair advantage in life while ignoring the eminent and obvious successes of nonwhites in every aspect of popular culture and society.
legalized assisted dying
"British MPs passed a bill that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales. After a heated debate, 330 MPs voted in favour of the reform and 275 voted against it" -- The Economist.
pop culture
Calibration of what is both popular and what is widely agreed to be "culture."
owning a car and driving it
Priority request: Amish communities reject owning automobiles, believing that cars can weaken communal ties.
pacifist
Priority request: A pacifist rejects war and believes there are no moral grounds which can justify resorting to war. War, for the pacifist, is always wrong. In a sense the philosophy is based on the idea that the ends do not justify the means. The word pacific denotes conciliatory -- wikipedia.
Amish lifestyle in US
"The Amish are best known for their plain clothing, most of it self-made, and nonconformist lifestyle" -- britannica.
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. "The book covers innovation, health, biology, medicine, life decisions, politics, foreign policy, urban planning, war, personal finance, and economic systems" -- goodreads.
The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast
Priority request: There is something about him that people like. Rogan's peaceful argumentative style and vulnerability seems to captivate a very large audience as he hosts the most popular podcasts in the world.
marijuana legalization effect
Cost-benefit analysis.
Halloween (tradition)
Request: "Is the essence of the Halloween day beneficial to humankind? It's a well known day of celebration, but the 'theme' is horror."
statement: there is objectively bad taste
Request: People often say that there isn't, and that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". But that kinda sounds like relativism and an excuse to not feel bad about liking something really tasteless. Or is it being judgmental, and people are right?