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Why Do I Feel Selfish For Pursuing a Creative Career?
Featured image: “The Poor Poet” by Carl Spitzweig. Since I was a child, people have asked me what I want to be when I grow up or what I do for work. I would tell them, “I want to do music” or something along those lines. People would then tell me, “Well, you know the music industry is super competitive, right?” Or something along those lines. This narrative has been a battle even until now, a man in his mid-twenties…
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Living With Roommates In 2025
By Trenton Krzyzowski I take myself seriously as a writer. I think to myself, “As a working professional (aged 23), I should afford my own apartment.” Right? In today’s economy, the average rent is high — roughly $1957 (US Real Estate News, 2024) a month in the United States. According to The Center On Budget and Policy Priority, 10.1 million seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, and other low-income households rely on federal rental assistance to afford housing. The report states,…
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Traditional Values In The Postmodern Condition Distract Us From Achieving Eudaimonia and Self-actualization
Featured Image: Technology Abstract by Michal Boubin Introduction We live in a socio-economic situation with unique problems exacerbated by social media. For this essay, I describe our current socio-economic situation as The Postmodern Condition. There are a few prominent stances on the postmodern condition, Jean Baudrillard (1981) describes the postmodern condition as where “the map precedes the territory” (Baudrillard, 1981) or as the point where the line between simulacra and reality is blurred and indistinguishable in our understanding of reality…
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Work Ethic – Authenticity And Love Pay More In Purpose
Featured Image: La Tahitienne – Paul Gauguin I am born to be a writer. Damn anyone who does not respect my Brilliance. I do not care about them. If they do not hire me, someone else will. If they do not hire me, I will build my own platform of success. I am capable of blowing Minds with my profound perspective. I know that because I have seen people’s entire attitude change after I am finished with them — conversation.…