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Okay. I'm gonna try to keep this very short. I hope we've all been woken up by the slew of #StopAsianHate tweets and posts in light of the recent rise in violence against AAPIs (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders). As an AAPI, I don't think I've ever stopped and asked myself, what does #StopAsianHate even mean? This really informative video does a great job of unpacking why Asian Americans are being targeted. More importantly, it touches upon the fact that this is a cycle that has happened over, and over again.
Apr 1, 2021
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Since quarantine started in early March, Iāve had more time on my hands than usual. To fill this time usually spent with friends and outdoors, Iāve been watching Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. Piker, a political commentator, streams every day to thousands of viewers and has been a great resource to help me learn more about leftist politics. For years, I found myself encapsulated in the āInstagram-activismā bubble while not really understanding the context and gravity of the things I was advocating for. I had good intentions, but if someone really dug into my positions I wouldnāt have been able to back them up confidently. Thanks to Piker, I believe I can articulate leftist talking points in a better manner while understanding the historical context and nuance that comes with them. Itās really important to understand how weāve gotten here as a country in order to advocate for the future, and I encourage people to reflect on their own beliefs and their ability to defend them. Thereās always more to learn.
Nov 5, 2020
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Thereās been multiple reports of AI taking up lots of energy to generate things and we donāt need more energy being wasted to produce a soulless, computer generated piece of AI art (Idk how others feel about AI art but whenever I look at it I feel sick and my heart sinks because it just feels so empty) so thatās one thing. Another issue is all these horrific deepfake scandals, to an incident that happened to at least 1 girl at the high school I went to (Iām not gonna say their names or anything because theyāve already been through so much shit) to South Koreaās recent crackdown on deepfake p0rn which revealed just how rampant it was throughout the country (and I just know shit like this is happening worldwide itās not just their country). Thereās also social media manipulation, biases in AI (only 100/7,000 of this worldās languages being used in chatbot training which only contributes further to languages being endangered), the very real threat of AI to be used to create more inequality, etc. While it looks like generative AI is flopping in some areas now (thank god) Iām still very concerned about it
Oct 2, 2024
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short form video content is destroying our brains, collectively. It wonāt always be this way, though. we are lost in the sauce. there needs to be a revolution. something that brings it to a head to end. Itās really bad guys
Apr 2, 2025
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Iāve never been to Disney as a kid and as I grew older I always felt like I was too old for it. I spontaneously tagged along with my family the day before they left and I think that was the best decision Iāve ever made. Iām a huge fan of Star Wars and Avatar, and even as an adult I think I had the best week of my life and I felt like a kid again. I legitimately had real tears of joy on some of the rides. Itās never too late!
Mar 1, 2022
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While everyone is raving about their trendy nonstick pans, Iām here to bring the spotlight back to cast iron cookware. Thereās a huge stigma around how hard it is to take care of cast irons, but itās really not bad! You just gotta keep using it, and over time, it basically becomes nonstick. This article has sent off a tangent, and now I am a proud owner of a well-seasoned cast iron pan and griddle.
Mar 1, 2022
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Excessively hiking this year has been so fun, but the other half of the fun is the technical hiking apparel that goes with it - oh, and wearing only hiking gear even when Iām not hiking. I really appreciate Japanās love for outdoor style and culture. GO OUTās web magazine has been my daily morning check-in and my biggest outdoor gear inspiration. I recently picked up a few of their physical magazines (itās hard to come by in the US) and I really enjoy flipping through them every now and then. Contrary to typical magazines that weāre used to, GO OUT magazines are basically beefed up catalogs of goodies and collabs that make for great coffee table content.
Dec 10, 2020