Published inYard Couch·PinnedMember-only5 Countries That Will Collapse by Next YearThe truth is dark, but it’s something everyone needs to hear. — People endure daily suffering because of their own inept governments. In many once-prosperous countries, it’s not a matter of affording college or choosing a vacation destination. It’s a grim decision between eating and having a place to live. And sadly, many end up leaving. Economic factors are not the only…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published inYard Couch·4 days agoMember-onlyHas Social Media Destroyed a Generation?There’s no such thing as weekends anymore — An ominous billboard grabbed my attention during my morning walk, a difficult feat to achieve at 6 a.m., slightly hungover. In elegant white letters it proclaimed: “I Saw The Best Minds of My Generation Destroyed By Social Media.” Hm. Not an original thought — it’s been around for a while…Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Published inYard Couch·Sep 11Member-onlyIdiocracy Tried to Warn YouIt wasn’t supposed to be a documentary… — Idiocracy is a brutally honest comedy from Mike Judge that highlights how we’re dumbing ourselves down by reading less, indulging in shit food, becoming enslaved to entertainment, and college-educated people are having fewer and fewer kids. It wasn’t supposed to be a documentary… but here we are. The funniest thing…Movies5 min readMovies5 min read
Published inYard Couch·Sep 5Member-onlyThe “Male Loneliness Epidemic” Does ExistMedium got this so wrong — I’m off to Army OCS, so I haven’t been able to churn out any noteworthy writing lately besides some personal journals. However, I read an article yesterday on Medium titled “The Male Loneliness Epidemic Does Not Exist,” and it caught my attention. Not only that, it was a coveted staff-selected…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published inIn Fitness And In Health·Aug 28Member-only$20 A Month Gym VS $300+ A Month GymI enjoyed Equinox more than being home — Gyms in New York City are an absolute disaster. I’ve experienced two distinct neighborhoods — East Harlem and the Lower East Side — and within them, I’ve come across three types of gyms: The ratchet cheap gym for $20 with ok-ish equipment and a terrible crowd. The MMA “gym” for…Fitness5 min readFitness5 min read
Published inYard Couch·Aug 23Member-onlyBlackRock and Michael Burry Exit US Markets, Bracing for RecessionWhat do they know? — Yesterday, my friend phoned me in a complete state of panic: “What the fuck is happening to the economy?” It’s not good, I told him, and BlackRock and legendary investor Michael Burry seem to think so too. BlackRock is one of the four horsemen of the US economy along with…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Aug 15Member-onlyClickbait Titles: Dead in 2023. After Speaking to 217 Marketing Team Members, It’s ClearClickbait titles should be split into 2 categories — You clicked, dammit. You were drawn in by the all too familiar clickbait title and now you find yourself here, reading this sentence… Sorry not sorry but clickbait isn’t dead in 2023, now get back to your miserable, sulking post-pandemic world outside. But before you go… The truth is clickbait…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published inYard Couch·Aug 9Member-onlyHow Much Money You Should Save in 2023 (Amount by Age)Buddha could only seek enlightenment because he was rich — When I was a little kid, I thought a 401(k) meant you had $401,000 saved away by the time you turned 40. Talk about a miscalculation, huh? Well, I wasn’t alone: 63 percent of working Americans with access to a 401(k) don’t understand how they work and don’t invest in…Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Published inYard Couch·Aug 3Member-onlyThe New Great Depression: Winners and Losers Post-PandemicIt is ok to cry in your soup if it needs salt. — How is anyone supposed to eat in this economy? By all metrics, the US economy is doing well: Inflation is down (but sticky), spending on travel and entertainment is up, and economists are shifting gears from a “soft landing” to “no landing” at all. The plane hasn’t landed; we’re still…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Published inYard Couch·Jul 28Member-onlyGen Z Men Have Given Up On Dating. And Honestly, Who Can Blame Them?80% of men are deemed “unattractive” by women — How did the Zoomer dating scene get so fucked? A recent Pew study revealed that a pathetic 37 percent of young men claim to be in relationships. Young men are so miserably failing at the dating game that the rate of young women in relationships more than doubles that of…Love4 min readLove4 min read
