Automation is going to create massive poverty if we don’t do something about it. The problems with automation go even deeper than that, though. When we remove people from economic functions like cashier, we remove human interaction from our lives. Andrew Yang and other great people are taking on the economic challenges of automation....
Continue readingWrite as Rain: The hunter and the avocado, A story of love 💚
They say opposites attract. For my boyfriend Rick and me, that couldn’t be more true — especially during meal time. Once upon a time, Rick and I had the same tastes; We both liked pepperonis on our pizzas and ketchup on our burgers. At the time, it’s as if the aroma of cooking meat...
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   Hot take: convenience is plastic's only redeeming quality. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeremy Cummings 🚀 (@that.dirtball.guy) on Jun 1, 2018 at 5:47pm PDT    We have better tools for most of what we use plastic for.    There's obviously some nuance here. I think it's...
Continue readingEat Dirt Every Day!!! The story of Dirtballs
Dirtballs are a simple energy snack inspired by the summer I spent farming in Savusavu, Fiji. We ate dates during the day for energy, then picked fresh papayas and coconuts on the beach when the day was over. ​After returning to the states, I sold some vegan oatmeal cookies for a bake sale at...
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