Whatever Happened To NFTS?
Alright, let’s talk about NFTs.
You remember NFTs, right? Those glorified digital Pokémon cards for adults who thought “owning a JPEG” was going to pay off their mortgage? Whatever happened to that whole fever dream?
Not even three years ago, you could not walk five feet on the internet without someone screaming, “This is the future of art!” or “We’re early, bro!” like they had just discovered fire and wanted to sell you a subscription to it. Suddenly, people who had never shown interest in art beyond buying a Banksy coffee table book were dropping the GDP of a small nation on pixelated monkeys wearing sunglasses.
Confessions of a Person Living Under Taliban Rule
I’m twenty-six years old and I live under Taliban rule. That sentence still feels strange to write, because not that long ago, I thought my future might look very different. I’ve lived through the republic, watched it collapse, and then woke up one morning to the “Islamic Emirate” back in control. I’ve seen two versions of my country—one flawed and corrupt, but breathing a little easier—and the other suffocating, stripped of color, and ruled by fear.
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The Dangerous Reality of Professional Bodybuilding
Alright, let’s just call it what it is—professional bodybuilding is not healthy.
I’m not saying lifting weights is bad for you. Weight training? Awesome. Eating protein? Great. Building muscle? Fantastic. But that’s not what we’re talking about when we talk about the pros. We’re talking about the freak-show level of the sport—the guys and women on stage at the Olympia looking like they were carved out of marble by a Greek god who had access to a pharmacy.
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How to Teach Your Kids About Money (Without Making Them Roll Their Eyes)
You want your kids to grow up with a healthy relationship with money—one where they don’t fall for every “easy money” scheme or bury themselves in debt before they’re 25. The challenge is teaching them without sounding like a boring lecture from a dusty textbook.
Money lessons are like vegetables. Force them, and kids push them away. Serve them in the right way, at the right time, and they might actually enjoy them.
Here’s how to plant those seeds early—without the eye rolls.
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Linkage
iPhone Stolen? Be Prepared for These Scammer Tactics – Shield and Fortify
Feed Your Brain With These Fascinating Facts – Ned Hardy
This thing is all the rage right now if you want to make your own ice cream at home – Amazon
Coding students whose jobs were taken by AI forced to find work at Chipotle – NY Post
Why Overly Kind and Moral People Can Rub You up the Wrong Way – BBC
With replay review and ‘robot umps,’ who is still trying to become an MLB umpire? – NPR
China’s vision for a driverless future is miles ahead of everyone else’s – Rest of World
US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports – AP News
Lets Take A Stroll Through The Art Museum – Ned Hardy
This thing helps you laptop run cooler and also doubles as an ergonomic stand – Amazon
How an Ultra-Rare Disease Accelerates Aging – New Yorker
Why Do People Hate Creed So Much? A Statistical Analysis – Stat Significant
Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones is a big step closer to losing his studio and brand – NPR
True Crime Cases That Hinged On Creepy Photos – Ranker
The 44 Most Powerful Players in Podcasting in 2025 – Hollywood Reporter
The Dumping Grounds
To the People Who Made It Through
If you’ve survived sexual abuse, you probably already know that most people want your story to be digestible. They want a neat three-act structure: Act I, the before. Act II, the horror. Act III, the triumphant return to normalcy. They want to believe the “after” erases the “during.” That’s the thing that lets them sleep at night—the myth that trauma is a one-time storm and not a climate you’re forced to live in.
Why Tolerating Small Acts of Disrespect Matter More Than You Think
Disrespect rarely starts as a grand, dramatic gesture. More often, it slips in quietly—a dismissive comment you brush off, a friend who’s always “joking” at your expense, a partner who interrupts you mid-sentence. You tell yourself it’s not worth making a big deal over.
But here’s the problem: every time you let disrespect slide, you’re teaching yourself (and everyone else) what your standards are. And those standards don’t stay in one lane—they spill into every area of your life.
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“My wife stopped having sex with me so I stopped doing things for her”
I’m 37, my wife’s 32, and we’ve been married for seven years. We have two kids. In the early years, our sex life was great—not just physically, but emotionally. It felt connected, mutual, and alive. About three years ago, that started to fade, and now it’s slowed to almost nothing. These days, it feels like we’re just co-parents sharing a house.
I’ve tried a lot to turn it around—initiating more, having open conversations, planning date nights, helping more around the house. Every time I bring it up, she says she’s too tired, not in the mood, or that I make her feel pressured just by raising the topic.
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