What Happens When an Entire Generation Loses Faith in the American Dream?
For generations, Americans believed in a simple promise.
Work hard. Get an education. Find a decent job. Buy a house. Raise a family. And if you make the right decisions, your children will have a better life than you did.
That was the American Dream.
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“My friend wants me to get a loan under my name for her”
I have a coworker with two kids who is constantly struggling financially. I feel bad for her, so I’ve gotten into the habit of paying for her breakfast and lunch almost every day. I’d say I cover her meals about 95% of the time.
She also regularly asks to borrow money, usually $20 to $50 at a time. The most I’ve ever lent her was $250.
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Stop Arguing with Strangers Online
It’s 11:30 PM on a Tuesday. You have a presentation tomorrow. You should be asleep. You should be cuddling your partner. You should be doing literally anything else.
But you’re not. You’re lying in the dark, bathed in the sickly blue light of your smartphone, your heart rate elevated to “cardiac event” levels. Why?
Linkage
21 Fascinating Photos That Deserve a Closer Look – Ned Hardy
The best smart home hub you can buy—it lets you control and automate all your smart home devices in one place, no matter what brand they are. – Amazon
Life After Death? – Pudding
These Influencers Are on a Mission to Stop People From Paying Medical Bills – WSJ
How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently – The Marginalian
Drunk guy hits an innocent bystander and pays the price – Reddit
Ragebaiting an AI interviewer – Reddit
Tesla Roadster 2.0 Now Set to Launch on October 15 – MotorTrend
31 History Memes That Explain History Better Than Your Textbook – Ned Hardy
If you want a safe and reliable tool to get your manscapping down there in order, this is the one – Amazon
Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare – Archive.ph
The Social Reckoning Review: Aaron Sorkin Goes Scorched Earth on Facebook – Consequence
Police release bodycam of 6-year-old who shot teacher after being sealed by the courts for 3.5 years. The child immediately swears and drops the N word at teachers and officers – Reddit
OpenAI unleashes hundreds more math results upon a field already in shock – Scientific American
The Best First-Class Airline Cabins in the World – Afar
The Dumping Grounds
I Worked Asset Protection at a Major Retailer for 7 Years. Here’s What It Was Really Like
I worked in Asset Protection for a major big-box retailer for seven years. I spent my first two years in an entry-level position and the next five as a team leader.
I left the company a few years ago for a completely different career, but whenever people find out what I used to do, they have questions.
Usually they want to know about shoplifters.
What Happens When Nobody Can Afford a House Anymore?
There’s a certain fantasy floating around among frustrated would-be homeowners: eventually, something has to break.
Home prices can’t keep climbing while ordinary people become less and less able to afford them. At some point sellers will run out of buyers, prices will collapse, and everyone who patiently waited on the sidelines will finally swoop in and buy a house at a reasonable price.
It’s an understandable theory.
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What Nobody Prepared Me for About Visiting Cairo
I had wanted to visit Egypt for years.
The pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo, the Nile—there are certain places you grow up seeing in books and documentaries so often that they almost stop feeling real. Egypt was one of those places for me. I knew Cairo wasn’t going to be Paris. I wasn’t expecting clean sidewalks, orderly traffic, or some sanitized tourist experience. If anything, the chaos was part of what I was looking forward to.
What I wasn’t prepared for was how exhausting it would be to simply exist there as a tourist.
It started almost immediately.
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Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Data Centers? – Slate
10 Of The Best Life Pro Tips You’re Probably Not Using (But Should Be) – Ned Hardy
Insane deal on these noise canceling headphones right now! – Amazon
High Diesel Prices Bankrupted 16 Trucking Companies in Just 30 Days – The Drive
Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You – Time
How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past – NPR
Emotionally intelligent people use 3 short phrases to stop getting defensive and strengthen their relationships – Fast Company
7 Best U.S. Accommodations for Stargazing—and Yes, I’ve Stayed at All of Them – Outside Online
‘The spine just wants to move’: How to strengthen your neck – Archive.ph
27 Memes Every Introvert Will Feel Deep in Their Soul – Ned Hardy
By far, the best tool to clean a grill. – Amazon
His girlfriend saw that the reporter was a baddie, so she had to come guard her territory – Reddit
Inside the Subreddit Where Men Share Their Dinners—And Their Most Intimate Feelings – Archive.ph
Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards – NPR
Christa Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyer says – NBC News
Indian Defence forces using shoulder launched Thermobaric round to Eliminate a terrorist holing up inside a house after they are informed the last hostage has been killed. – Reddit