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Walls Divide Bridges Unite: Overcoming Differences
It seems that we lean one way or the other, and of course we do, we often lean in the direction of the strongest winds from the blowhards with better lies. Each group has their favorite lies, and social media gets rich providing echo chambers that only reinforce the rhetoric people already believe. Constructing Division: How We Build the Walls That Trap Us Leaders tell their version or side, then the media turns it into talking points, and then people on social media support one another’s beliefs; what are we? Construction labor for our own prison? The same practices are similar to what many countries experienced so that their leaders…
Updates About Surveys and Tasks Mid-Feb 2025
It is mid-February 2025, and I am still loving my experience with Prolific.com. If I average out my totals so far, I have earned about $140 per month consistently for 90 days. This isn’t everything I earn, but it is…
You Matter: Story of This Design
On February 26, 2012, a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Black teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in April 2012 and went to trial in June 2013. On July 13, 2013,…
Survey Sites: Are You Their Ideal Participant?
When it comes to making money with survey sites, individual experiences can vary widely. Some people find success on certain platforms while struggling on others. Companies conducting market research have specific demographics they prefer, which can affect how often participants…
The Good and Bad of It: AI Is Here for Good
NOTE: This content is AI (ChatGPT) generated based on a 3-hour-long, intense chat session to prompt the output. The discussion covered both the benefits and risks of AI, leading to this nuanced perspective. While AI structured the content, the insights…
The “Neither” Approach: Breaking Free from the Trap of Division
Introduction: The Case for “Neither” For all our talk about freedom and democracy, the United States seems uniquely obsessed with forcing every issue into a binary choice. While other nations struggle with ideological divides, we’ve taken it to an extreme,…
The Journey of “Woke”—Who Broke It?
NOTE: This is very genuine and heart-felt content, and typical of what I would like to write. It was inspired while watching videos from Woke Base on YouTube. While this post is my work, I do use ChatGPT to polish and…
High Paying Studies: 1-27-2025
Last week, I began sharing direct links to studies, focus groups, and projects that offer significantly higher payouts than typical surveys. This week, I’m back with a fresh list! I mentioned previously that I don’t qualify for most of these…
How to Make Surveys Worth Your Time
In the previous post, I explored whether surveys are worth the time. I hope that a peek into my authentic experience with this ‘work’ helped you decide to give it a shot. I will write with the assumption that you…
Surveys – Are They Worth the Time?
Surveys can earn more than $100 a month, and when I count the minutes I spend on all sites, it’s less than $10.00 per hour. It’s still worth it to me, which leads to the question likely on your mind:…
Opportunities – 1/18/2024
Truthfully, all the links below are affiliate marketing. All that really means is that a win for you is also a win for me. I just wanted to be upfront about it. I spend a lot of my time exploring…