Tag: Says

What Undertale Says About Choice

Eight years ago today, Toby Fox released Undertale. In 2015, two hours into watching a “Let’s Play” series on Undertale, I exited YouTube mid-video, opened Steam, and bought the first game I had purchased in years. I had grown up playing video games, but somewhere a...

Why God Says Nothing When We Need Him Most

I looked to the heavens and demanded an explanation from God. Why?! Why does my wife have Stage 4 cancer?! Answer me, dammit! And God said nothing. Tears welled up in my eyes as I repeated my plea, “Why, God? Why her?” But the only response was the rustling of leave...

Four Things Being Ghosted Says About You

It first happened in 4th grade when I fell in love with Jack. One day, he was passing me a note asking me to go out with him; the next day, he didn’t even choose me for his team in soccer at recess. Hours later, he finally had a friend call to let me know I was dumped. The pain of being ...

What Trump’s Latest Threat Says About our Democracy

After winning New Hampshire, Donald Trump expected Nikki Haley to withdraw from the race. When she didn’t, he got angry and issued the following threat on his TruthSocial account: “When I ran for Office and won, I noticed that the losing Candidate’s “Donors” would immed...

Are We Addicted to Social Media? Here is What Research Says.

In 2023, 33 states in the United States sued Meta for using features to hook children to its platforms. Meta owns top social media platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Threads, and Instagram. In their lawsuit, the states blame the algorithm that drives infinite scrolling and pu...