How does one kill that which has no life?

Doesn't it seem like some of the hardest, most labor-intensive, (and often most important) jobs in the world pay the worst while some of the most useless ones somehow pay the best? Coincidence? I'm not so sure. Lots of redditors got together on good ol' r/AskReddit to make a comprehensive list of all the most overpaid and overvalued jobs that exist today. My question is: where can I find these “ jobs ” and how do I sign up?

Family secrets are hit or miss. You can either discover something super rad about the people you see during Christmas and Thanksgiving or realize that they really are horrible people deep down. When you're a kid, every piece of new information you learn about your extended family feels like a long-hidden family secret. Even if this is not true by definition, I believe that anything once unknown to you that you learn about your family counts as a family secret. My grandma worked for a TV station…

Human beings are social animals whose survival relies on cooperation. We as a species need relationships in order to thrive, and yet, sometimes we really can't freakin' stand each other. Sometimes you just don't like a person, and you know what? That's okay. Maybe we don't all need to get along. In a recent amusing Reddit thread, people shared times they knew within a minute of meeting someone that they weren't going to vibe. It's hard not to relate.

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Choosing the right ingredients for a sandwich is essential, and even when you do everything right, your sandwich can still end up gross. I've made many questionable sandwich-topping choices throughout my life, and I'm at peace with that. I spent at least a calendar year ordering burgers with only pickles and onions on them; I can only imagine what my breath smelled like during that year. I also regularly got black olives on my sandwich when I went to Subway, and let's just say I wouldn't make t…

First impressions can be a tricky thing. I have gotten poor first impressions from some of the best people in my life, and I thank heavens every day that I did not wholly dismiss them after one questionable meeting . At the same time, there have been several times when I have gotten a bad vibe from someone after first meeting them and gave them a chance, only to find out later that they were a pretty rotten person. Most of the time, first meetings won't give you the complete picture of your fut…

I remember when I was in college, I went to a close friend's childhood home for Thanksgiving dinner with his family. My friend was openly gay at school, but he hadn't told his parents yet at the time. While we helped his mom prepare dinner in the kitchen, she told us a story about a kid in her class who was afraid of coming out to his parents. “I just feel so much for this child who believes there's a possibility that his parents won't accept and love him. That must be so hard.” To me, she was…

[SPOILER ALERT] Not to turn the series into a love story, but would've been nice to really dive into how Harry and Ginny fall in love. It was just like immature flirting and then BOOM it's the end and they're married??

RIP AOL chat rooms

Listen, everyone knows the big bad virus of 2020 was not a good thing. We don't need to explain to anyone why, even today, it remains a very bad thing. Still, that doesn't mean many people didn't benefit from the nationwide lockdown in unexpected ways. For example, millions of office-based workers realized that working from home not only saved them tons of money on commuting costs, it unlocked some free time they so desperately needed. Introverts in particular probably thrived more than others,…

Employment can be a real piece of work. Being the underling of your boss can go sour quickly. As anyone in the workforce knows, employers are often more than willing to take advantage of their employees because they think they can get away with it. Horrible bosses believe they can squeeze the life out of their workers and continue doing so because they don't think they will ever quit. Who among us hasn't had a boss who watches our every move, making you terrified of making one error to risk bei…

The powers that be can get away with literally whatever they want. The proof is in the “service fee” you have to pay whenever you make an online payment, or the subscription service you're forced to join in order to continue using a thing you thought you owned, or that unpaid lunch break that extends your work day. Sometimes it feels like we're being straight up scammed by every institution in existence, and yet society continues to accept it. A bunch of annoyed folks got together on r/AskReddi…

Overreact much?

When I was a kid, I had to take a bath or a shower every day, a tradition I've continued throughout my life. When you're a kid, you get dirty quickly and must be washed often. As I scroll through parenting TikTok , I get increasingly disgusted with the hot takes about hygiene. The number of moms I've seen online talking about only showering their kids once or twice a month baffles me. Anyone who thinks having their kid run around all stinky is healthy for them is a fool. Some parents don't bath…

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