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This Restaurant Stopped Charging for Food. And Profits Are Up [ [link removed] ]
They’re taking donations. That’s actually pretty heartwarming, and not a bad business model to consider at any time, but especially when the economy is less than stellar
Why the years seem to speed up as we age, and how focusing on one thing might make time feel slower again [ [link removed] ]
It seems like you could think of it like your brain compressing memories like a computer compresses files
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Gen Zers are arriving at college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates [ [link removed] ] - Gen Zers would be very upset about the accusation, but they can’t actually read the article anyway
Nearly half of Americans say they’re worse off financially than a year ago, NY Fed finds [ [link removed] ] - I’m surprised it’s only half. Even if you’re making more money, it’s a pretty good bet that any increase is being cancelled out by inflation
Study: Reading Manga On Paper May Help The Brain Process Stories [ [link removed] ] - I think that probably carries over to reading text as well. I’ve noticed that I read ebooks much more efficiently, but it seems to make a little less of an impact
Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country’s identity [ [link removed] ] - This headline feels a little misleading. It is in fact down from surveys in the past, when it was around 80%, but it’s still about 2/3 of Americans. Getting 2/3 of Americans to agree on anything seems pretty good at the moment
Dad has baby magazine delivered 19 years after ordering it [ [link removed] ] - Just in time for his kids to start thinking about having kids. Of course some of the information might be a little out of date at this point
People Are Now Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated [ [link removed] ] - That seems less than ideal
Virginia woman sues Outback Steakhouse after slipping on mashed potatoes [ [link removed] ] - We used to have a proper society, where if you made a stupid mistake you’d just slink off and hope no one noticed. Or you’d come up with a better story if anyone asked. Now we make it everybody else’s problem so maybe we can get a big check
California Woman Cleaning Garage Opens Freezer, Finds 20 Sticks of Live Dynamite [ [link removed] ] - Where else would you keep your live dynamite?
Mysterious cold blob could ‘disrupt life as we know it’ across Europe [ [link removed] ] - Along with everything else we’re contending with at the moment, let’s add a “Mysterious cold blob” into the mix
Bear Attacks Tourist and Tries to Drag Him from Car After Man Tried to Feed Him [ [link removed] ] - I can’t believe I have to say this, but don’t feed the bears
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