What Invention Would We Be Better off Without? Here’s What People Said.
It would be nice to think that all inventions are meant to benefit humanity and would do so forever and ever… But we all know that ain’t the truth, right? Times change, things evolve, and sometimes inventions take on a whole different life of their own. So you just never know… What invention would we...
A Young Man Wants to Know if He’s Wrong for Refusing to Quit School
It can be a tough decision for young people to decide if they want to go to college AND if they want to go through with finishing their education. But the young man in this story from Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole?” page is in a different kind of predicament regarding college. Let’s see what...
Should Fines Be Relative to Your Income Level? The Internet Weighs In.
You hear stories about people with low or uneven income getting stuck in a loop of civic nonsense, like not being able to afford to renew their license plates, then getting a ticket for not renewing their license plates, then perhaps even getting arrested for not paying a ticket, and all the while, they’re just...
16 Teachers Who Said Extremely Problematic Things to Students of Color
Teachers are supposed to be the frontline of defense when it comes to protecting our kids when they’re away from us. They’re supposed to be critical thinkers and a safe space for all children, regardless of where they’re from, how much money they have, how well they behave or do on tests, or what color...
Is It Really Rude to Wear Your Hat Indoors? The Internet Weighs In.
There are some rules for polite society that make sense, or that at least make sense when you view them in the light of the world where they came into existence. But no hats inside? Weird, right? I have no idea where or how it started (but I’m off to Google in a minute), but...
16 People Sound Off On Why Adults Have To Provide Doctor’s Notes At Work
If you think about it, the fact that we have to not only explain our absences from work but sometimes, they don’t believe us and so we have to get a real adult to sign a note for us to skip. Why do employers require a doctors note? byu/TwisTED_Ech0 inNoStupidQuestions I mean. What’s that all...
People Discuss Why Lobbying Is Allowed to Be Legal
I guess I can understand why someone would want to be a lobbyist if they were trying to gain support for something that was actually good (imagine that), but when I hear about people who lobby politicians for bad stuff, it really makes me scratch my head. And you know what kind of stuff I’m...
12 People Share How They’d React if They Traveled 1,000 Years Into the Future and Found Out Their Religion Was Extinct
I’m not a religious person, but I can see how people would be shocked, frustrated, or angry if they discovered that their religion went away…FOREVER. Poof! Just like that! But religions come and go throughout history… AskReddit users talk about how they’d react if they traveled 1,000 years into the future and found out their...