ideas

  • post-gambling depression can emulate a drug comedown

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    In a stroke of fortune (or misfortune, or general experience), I endured a 2-day depressive funk after winning hundreds of dollars at the casino. Given that I hadn’t taken any hard drugs while gambling (besides the occasional tequila soda), I chalked it up to something characteristic of me, that I wasn’t in the right profession,…

  • friendships can heal attachment trauma

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    When I was younger (around ages 7-12) I would obsess over family TV shows, wishing I was a part of that chaotic and warm environment. Before going to bed I would think intensely about the show and hope that as I fell asleep I could dream myself into that universe, into a part of that…

  • DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT: their personas and shadows

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    As I was researching the topic for my next post on filial piety and its effects on Generation Y in China, I opted to use DeepSeek to do a pros and cons list of the virtue and its impact. DeepSeek’s answer gave me pause, as it listed one of the cons as followed: Gender Inequality:…

  • why i forwent yelp elite status: a review

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    warning: contains spoilers for the movie The Menu (2022). In December 2023, I deleted my social media presence from apps including Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, save a select few like Yelp and Strava. I had a (self-perceived) strong presence on Yelp, having achieved its 5 year ‘Elite gold-badge’ status along with a group of girlfriends…

  • that’s a vibe.

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    Vibes are everywhere: on mugs (“good vibrations”), slang (“I vibe with you”), pop culture (“vibe shift”). But does it really mean something, physically, to vibe with someone? First, it’s true, we all have vibes. Vibes = Vibrations = Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) EVERYTHING emits electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetism is the interaction between particles, and we are just…

  • TaskRabbit and Rover, but make it for seniors

    Here’s the story of how I had an app idea. For context, Gu (姑, aunt in Chinese) is my best friend in China and runs an unofficial senior home there. She, being the only girl in a family of all brothers, took care of my grandparents after she retired, and continues to take care of the old men…