Freaky Phenomena

For years Millennials have heard that we're going to be the first generation that's not better off than the previous generation. On the surface I'd argue that's so not true, and that we're much better off--in some ways, at least--than the feudal generations of Europe. But if you compare us with the past 100 generations, I'd have to agree, at least in many respects. Our generation has more acceptance, diversity and equity than previous generations did, after all, and I think Gen Z will only improve that aspect of our lives.

Economically speaking, however, this has always made sense as we have the smallest amount of wealth and the Baby Boomers aren't retiring quickly enough for our generation to move up the ladder--when there's one left. We are the first generation to face credit reports from day one of adulthood, we have the highest rates of student loan debt and a plethora of other problems. So that's always made sense for me.

Now we're seeing increasing numbers of suicides due to the pandemic and U.S. life expectancy rates dropping the first time since WWII. This is not good. This is time for us to demand the changes we need if we're going to better our lives in this nation. Student loan reform, universal healthcare, paid parental leave, the Equality Act and so much more... it's all on the table and we need to make it happen. 

It's always sobering when you realize the freakiest, most heinous acts on this planet are done by the hands of humans themselves, and that the trauma of those actions continues today. Only a handful of native boarding schools have been examined and more than 1,500 children have been found buried, covered up by the church and the government. There will surely be so many more found as more schools are examined.

While we can't change what happened my hope is that the public outcry will become deafening. Will it be enough for us to finally dismantle white supremacy and capitalism? I have no idea. If it would at the very least result in lands restored and reparations paid it would be a start. A petition for a National Day of Mourning has been started that we can sign but there's so much more to be done. We can also give to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.

What other actions are being done that you know of that we can support? Share them in the chat.

The other day I was watching a video trying to figure out what some structures under the ocean might be in a conspiracy theory-type of video. You always have to watch them with a grain of salt and you know anything can be video edited these days... but I am deeply curious about it and other strange images captured by Google Earth and would love to see whatever you've found in your digging.

Strange landforms like some of the ones here are my favorites. They have to be random... right? But some are so obviously manmade. I'd love to be able to see them from an aerial view. And you have to laugh at all the strange things people do when caught on Google Earth, too!

What are the weirdest things you've seen captured by Google maps? Share them in the chat!

We humans are so odd. We do such strange things every single day without even questioning it, and most of them are simply habit. We'd never even think to question them. I remember reading about the woman who chopped off pieces of her turkey every year because her mom did it, and her mom did because hers did, and hers did because... it didn't fit in her oven! I often wonder how much of my own life might be like that.

Why, for example, do we apply mascara with our mouths open, wet our toothbrushes before applying toothpaste, or stop the microwave before it beeps? We could go into weirder territory, too--why do we think putting our arms and legs beneath the covers will protect us from monsters?

Do you know of an even stranger thing we do each day? Share it in the chat.