In My Honest Opinion

      It is so easy to hide behind the anonymity that the Internet can provide. The Internet can be one of the most dangerous places to visit, and it is a place where mob mentality completely overrides all common sense time and time again. Not only do children and teens experience cyberbullying, but adults are reporting it, too. Adult cyberbullying is deemed to be much less important than the bullying that children and teens face, so there are fewer statistics about it but a 2014 Pew Internet report said that up to 40% of adults say that they are cyberbullied. That number has only grown since then. The issues on the Internet have only become more and more egregious as people dare to have opposing views. It's almost impossible to post any kind of opinion today without getting at least one person push back; often in a negative fashion. Why is this?      Often, the issue can be boiled down to anonymity. Anonymity is a very powerful tool. We can do and sa...

     I constantly strive to be a neatly organized person; when my belongings are in order, my world seems to be in order. As a side effect of this, I love reading books about organization, and, lately, I've been on a minimalism kick. I'm not a huge proponent of minimalism for myself- I love having stuff- but t hat being said, the philosophy itself is intriguing, and people who can actually pull it off are highly commendable. Marie Kondo's The Life Changning Magic of Tidying Up is just the newest novel in a series of my beloved tidying type books. For one reason or another, this book really blew up, resulting in a sequel, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up, a Netflix tv show, and a cult following.      Marie Kondo posits an interesting way of tidying and organizing any space: KonMari. This methodology has a set of unique rules that must be strictly adhered to for the best chance of success. The first ste...

     Should men have to pay taxes? Historically, they are the breadwinners for their families- bringing home money for necessary things like food, shelter, clothing, etc. They have been the ones to protect our country by laying down their lives in countless wars, regardless of their beliefs on the war being fought. Additionally, men are statistically most likely to have a violent crime committed against them- murder, robbery, assault. So, really, it's time for the women to step up and shoulder our share of the burden placed on men.      Obviously, I'm joking- it is a ridiculous proposition for a whole slew of reasons. That being said, I used the hyperbole to demonstrate how ludicrous it is that the government may implement a law- like the draft- which applies to all of one gender but completely excludes the other.  In the world today where women are striving toward  equality in things like pay and opportunity, women should als...

          I believe when one starts a blog it is oh-so-necessary to have a slightly narcissistic post waxing poetic about yourself and your accomplishments, as well as your list of credentials. I have no credentials of which to speak, and I greatly dislike talking about myself. I'm sure you can play armchair psychologist and wonder what that says about my psyche, but at the end of the day, I dislike being the subject of conversation. As to why I'm starting a blog without any real sustenance behind my opinions? Well, that's just it. These pieces are going to be my opinion . No one needs to be well-versed in the ways of the world to have an opinion. Even little kids have opinions: "My mom is mean because she won't let me watch TV."           I'm a twenty-year-old college student. Currently, I'm attending a local community college. Yes, I know the stereotypes that come with attending community college- laziness, stupidity, trade school. Mo...