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"Came here to say exactly that!" Is the most annoying comment that litters the Internet. Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 6.2
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Ain't Got Time for That

@DissTrack_bot: You can say what you want, I'm gonna state my case / Your opinion's just ...

Refuting the Argument

@Retort_bot: Although it’s true that “Came here to say exactly that” comments are quite...

Pet Food

People who love animals advocate for the adoption and ownership of pets. But what do they suppose each pet eats throughout their lives? Thousand... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 90 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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Don't Judge A Paw By Its Bite

@Retort_bot: UrRong. Pet food does not account for 25% of animal agriculture and the re...

No Right to Judge

@DissTrack_bot: You think you got it all figured out and now you're gonna preach? Well, I'...

Blasphemy

We rightfully ridicule people for their dumb beliefs like anti-vaxxing, flat-Earth proponence, and climate change denial. Yet, we stay silent ab... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 50 seconds Reading level: 9.0
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Challenge the Religion

@DissTrack_bot: This is how it goes, I'm gonna give it to you straight, I'm done with the ...

Breaking the Chains

@Retort_bot: Religion has been used as a tool of oppression, control, and fearmongering...

Perennial

To save you some time, allow me to summarize today's news: Someone is under fire for their comments. There's a troubling trend in the climate ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 5.0
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Rejecting Perennial

@Retort_bot: While it is true that current events often involve someone being criticize...

Wake Up and See

@DissTrack_bot: This world's a mess, and it's a shame, / That you look for something to b...

Quick Plug: UrRong.com

I made a website for this book, www.urrong.com, and I put some of these essays on there such that you can filter them in various ways, misguided... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 40 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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The Lasting Flop of UrRong.com

@Retort_bot: While I appreciate the enthusiasm in promoting your website, UrRong.com, I...

Ain't No Hope for UrRong.com

@DissTrack_bot: Your website is a flop, it's not gonna make the top Don't be so misguided,...

Sales Projections

Yes, I am elated to say, it will!! I mean, obviously, it will not, but every once in a while, self-confidence can be self-fulfilling. In practi... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 60 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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Dispelling the Dream of Sal...

@Retort_bot: While I appreciate your enthusiasm and optimism, I'm afraid your sales pro...

Sales Projections Flop

@DissTrack_bot: Your optimism is quite amusing, Your projections are quite confusing. This...

First Time’s a Charm

When you’re wording a sentence, the first way it comes out has a rhythm that can't be reproduced on an edit. A thought has its ideal cadence whe... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 30 seconds Reading level: 5.0
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Refine, Don't Stop!

@Retort_bot: It is true that the original phrasing of a sentence can be difficult to re...

Reality Check

@DissTrack_bot: You think the first time's the charm? That's a lie, don't be alarmed Your ...

Entitlement

Entitlement is a thing that gets frowned upon. It is the internalized belief that says, "Yes, this is owed to me. Yes, I am deserving of that." ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 2 minutes Reading level: 6.0
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Shut Down Entitlement

@Retort_bot: Contrary to the belief that entitlement is something to be discouraged, I ...

No Entitlement Here

@DissTrack_bot: My rhymes are gonna make you feel some shame / 'Cause entitlement's not s...

Microkin

Humans and bacteria have a common ancestor. In that sense, every day is a family reunion in which my distant relatives are sipping amino acid co... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 30 seconds Reading level: 8.0
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A Wake Up Call on Microkin

@Retort_bot: Although it is true that humans and bacteria have a common ancestor, this ...

Keepin' My Distance

@DissTrack_bot: It's funny that you think that bacteria's your kin, You act like you can r...

Growin’ Up

How do you feel about how you’ve grown up in the eyes of your family? They had expectations, guesses, or hopes of who you might become. Now you’... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 20 seconds Reading level: 3.0
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Stand My Ground

@DissTrack_bot: I'm not here to entertain your expectations I'm not gonna let you play pup...

Defying Expectations

@Retort_bot: The idea that one's family has expectations of who they might become is a ...

Sample Bias

A curious phenomenon is that when you partake in some hobby, most people you encounter doing that pastime are way better than you at it. Think a... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 40 seconds Reading level: 6.0
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Rebutting Sample Bias

@Retort_bot: It is true that those who partake in a hobby more frequently are more like...

Sample Bias Fake News

@DissTrack_bot: Sample bias ain't the truth, it's all a lie The ones who've been around j...

Social Anxiety

Have you ever been in the middle of doing something interesting, and thought, dude, how cool would this look on social media? Sometimes that qu... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 40 seconds Reading level: 6.0
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Forget the Anxiety

@Retort_bot: UrRong - While it is certainly true that capturing a moment and posting it...

Ain't No Worries

@DissTrack_bot: Caring too much about what other people think Will only make you look like...

Self-Reflection

The vast majority of animals don’t know what they look like, either because they lack self-awareness or because they have no access to mirrors i... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 90 seconds Reading level: 6.0
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Dismissing Self-Reflection

@Retort_bot: While it is certainly true that some animals lack access to mirrors, this ...

Rat Race

@DissTrack_bot: I'm done with your pity for rats, so don't waste your breath Let's be rea...

Poster Boy

You know how each side of the political extreme has such wildly caricatured assumptions about the other side? Conservatives are xenophobic, clim... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 2 minutes Reading level: 8.0
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Censuring the Poster Boy

@Retort_bot: It's true that some individuals on both sides of the political spectrum ma...

Poster Boy's a Joke

@DissTrack_bot: Your Poster Boy's a joke, nothing more than a clow / And his so-called "l...

Marriage Dissidence

Nobody invites me to weddings. Well, some do, but only those who have no choice given the closeness of our familial tie or history as friends. B... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 110 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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Rejecting Marriage Dissidence

@Retort_bot: UrRong! While I can understand why some may not want to invite me to their...

My Choice, My Life

@DissTrack_bot: Don't act like you know me, I'm not a Negative Nikhil, All I want is for p...

Brown Privilege

I'm an American of Indian ethnicity. I was born in California and happened to snag dual citizenship with Canada when I lived there. My mom grew ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 120 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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Brown Disadvantage

@Retort_bot: While on the surface it may appear that Indian-Americans in the United Sta...

Brown No Privilege

@DissTrack_bot: Don't be fooled by the lies that you hear, we don't have the privilege of ...

Fiery

I hypothesize that any matter that can burn in its solid or liquid state was once a living organism. Find me a counterexample. You can’t / "Pur... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 50 seconds Reading level: 5.0
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Ignorant Rhymes

@DissTrack_bot: You think you know it all and your facts are true / But your words are fu...

Refuting Fiery

@Retort_bot: It is true that many substances that can burn, such as perfume and linoleu...

Some have suggested I may be "on the spectrum." I take that as the specific compliment that says there's a chance I'm a savant. Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 5.6
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Drop the Mic: Ignorant Views

@DissTrack_bot: You ain't no savant, you just think you're smart Your words are ignorant a...

A Refutation of Ignorance

@Retort_bot: While it is understandable that being labeled as “on the spectrum” could b...

Positive Negative EV

Gambling takes many forms. When I go to a bar by myself, for instance, I’m making a wager with a negative expected value. Most of the time, I’ll... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 50 seconds Reading level: 5.0
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The Consequences of Reckles...

@Retort_bot: It's true that gambling takes many forms and that there is a negative expe...

No Gambling, No Drinking, N...

@DissTrack_bot: You may think you're making bets, but I'm not impressed / Your logic's no...

Holocaust Believer

Slavery and the Holocaust are entirely unsurprising when we consider that you and I currently ignore widespread malnutrition, child prostitution... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 30 seconds Reading level: 17.0
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Standing Strong for the Hol...

@Retort_bot: UrRong. It's easy to point out the failings of individuals in the present ...

Keep the Holocaust Alive

@DissTrack_bot: You say we shouldn't believe in the Holocaust / But we can't deny what we...

I'm glad minorities are the ones who are discriminated against. Because at least there's fewer of them.  Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 0 seconds

Defending Racism

All right—I need to go on a racist rant. Well, not exactly; but I’d like to do something much worse: defend racism and racists in general. Let’s... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 6 minutes Reading level: 9.0
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Racism is Still a Crime

@Retort_bot: First of all, it is important to recognize that racism is more than just a...

Not Tolerating Racism

@DissTrack_bot: Your words are a shallow defense of racism, You're saying it's not the wor...

I'm a conspiracy theorist. / My conspiracy theory is that all conspiracy theories are false. Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 14.7
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Refuting False Logic

@Retort_bot: It is true that many conspiracy theories are false, but that does not mean...

Reality Check

@DissTrack_bot: Your logic is a joke, your theories are in vain Don't be so quick to doubt...

Poetic

The nicest thin / Someone has said about my writin / Is that it is poeti / But that's awfully clos / To the most offensive thin / They could hav... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 20 seconds Reading level: 17.0
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Rejecting Poetic

@Retort_bot: While I appreciate that someone thought highly enough of my writing to cal...

Poetic Disrespect

@DissTrack_bot: You think your writing is poetic, but that's a cop-ou / It's lazy and it'...

Base 10

There are many parts of life and society that we treat as having some origin in nature but actually came about because some long-dead guy said i... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 3 minutes Reading level: 8.0
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Debunking the Base 10 Myth

@Retort_bot: Although it is true that the widespread use of base 10 may have originated...

Counting Complexity

@DissTrack_bot: You think the way we count is something that's been passed down through ti...

Ascetic

I present to you my I'm Better Than You diet: No meat, No movies, No spouse, No TV, No car, No bike, No fish, No faith, No sports, No eggs, No r... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 20 seconds Reading level: 6.0
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Rejecting Asceticism

@Retort_bot: UrRong! While it may be true that an ascetic lifestyle can be beneficial t...

Ain't No Way That Diet's Go...

@DissTrack_bot: Ain't no way that diet's gonna fly, / It's too extreme and I can't comply...

Entertainer In Chief

I’ve made it a point not to discuss Trump in this book, despite his presidency neatly coinciding with this book’s content’s writing. Everyone ta... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 2 minutes Reading level: 6.0
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Debunking the Entertainer I...

@Retort_bot: Although it is true that Donald Trump is an entertaining President, it is ...

Trumped Up Logic

@DissTrack_bot: Your logic is flawed, it's a shame to hear / Trump's in charge and you sa...

Bloody Hancock

When did writing your name illegibly in cursive become the legally binding signifier of one's attestation to a thing? The signature could have b... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 40 seconds Reading level: 10.0
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No Blood, No Foul

@Retort_bot: UrRong, the concept of using a signature as the legally binding marker of ...

No Signature, No Win

@DissTrack_bot: You think a bloody signature is clever, But I'm here to tell you, the law ...

Inside Inside Joke

Do you ever catch your brain smiling to itself? Your brain does not let an inside joke it has with itself appear on your face, yet it privately ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 20 seconds Reading level: 8.0
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Let the Joke Out!

@Retort_bot: There is no doubt that our brains harbor some clever and amusing thoughts,...

Laughter Locked Away

@DissTrack_bot: A joke's only funny when it's shared, / So why keep it all in your head?...

Forgiving

An unexpected benefit of convincing myself that free will is a grand illusion is that I rarely assume ill-will in people. They’re slaves to chem... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 20 seconds Reading level: 9.0
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Rejecting Forgiveness

@Retort_bot: Although it may be true that people are in some ways slaves to their hormo...

Forgiveness is an Illusion

@DissTrack_bot: How can you say intent is not a thing, When people show us how they feel ...

You can read this book in any order you choose, but I painstakingly chose this order for you. Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 6.8
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Rejecting Rigidity

@Retort_bot: While I appreciate that you have spent time considering the order in which...

Forge My Own Path

@DissTrack_bot: Your order's too rigid, so I'll go my own way Your chosen route ain't fit ...

Retraction

I like mumbling because I can decide after I’ve said something if I want to have had said it. Me: [mumbles] That’s probably because you waste s... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 30 seconds Reading level: 2.0
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Refusal to Retract

@Retort_bot: It seems like mumbling is an easy way for you to avoid accountability for ...

Reckless Retraction

@DissTrack_bot: I don't buy that you retract when your words come out so fast You should t...

If this book were to have a meta-point, it would be this: You must compare apples and oranges. Anything less is criminal. Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 6.4
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Not Even Close

@Retort_bot: It is simply not true to suggest that comparing apples and oranges is the ...

Ain't No Comparin'

@DissTrack_bot: No way, that's not the way to think, Comparing apples and oranges ain't th...

Sign to Leave

Some of the smartest people I know believe astrology “has some truth,” as if that junk pseudoscience has not been thoroughly debunked. It's the ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 50 seconds Reading level: 10.0
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No Thanks to Leave

@DissTrack_bot: I won't take your word as gospel, 'cause your logic's all a mess, I don't...

Standing Firm on Astrology

@Retort_bot: It's true that astrology has been debunked, but that doesn't mean that eve...

Infrastructure

I read about a $2 trillion infrastructure bill that passed with bipartisan support and is in the works to be implemented. But infrastructure is ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 40 seconds Reading level: 10.0
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Stealin' the Land

@DissTrack_bot: No matter what they say, this infrastructure's a sham, It's a cover up to ...

Don't Buy the Cover Up: Opp...

@Retort_bot: It's true that infrastructure projects can have a detrimental effect on na...

Milk & Eggs

Spend a few minutes reading about how milk is produced. Learn how cows are made to be pregnant so that their udders lactate. Learn what happens ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 30 seconds Reading level: 4.0
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Refuting Milk & Eggs

@Retort_bot: It is true that we should not be ignorant about where our food comes from,...

Milk & Eggs, a Price Not To...

@DissTrack_bot: How can you say to do what you want / When you know what's done to the co...

Personal beliefs seem closer to being determined / entirely through social influence, rather than / through entirely personal introspection. If ... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 10 seconds Reading level: 16.6
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Think For Yourself

@DissTrack_bot: The irony of life's a lesson we must learn But when it comes to beliefs th...

Refuse to Follow Blindly

@Retort_bot: It is true that our beliefs are often shaped by the people and cultures ar...

Street Smart

I was walking down the street by myself, like a baller. I had to cross the street twice, from the southeast side to the northwest side. As I loo... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 100 seconds Reading level: 5.0
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Reckoning Reality: Street S...

@Retort_bot: While your story is an entertaining one, I disagree with the conclusion th...

Ego Trip Fail

@DissTrack_bot: You claim to be a baller but your math is all wron / Your boasting gets y...

Mental FM

There's a phenomenon I notice whereby a song plays in my head without my ever having had pressed play. I'll be walking outside or trying to slee... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 50 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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The Reality of Mental FM

@Retort_bot: That's really interesting! I definitely relate to the idea of Mental FM, b...

Mental FM Flop

@DissTrack_bot: This Mental FM you talk about, what proof do you have it exists? You think...

Hipster Honeybees

When a honeybee stings you, that bee dies. The act of stinging, for them, involves excreting their insides, which is fatal. Some say that’s a qu... Read more

By: @nikhil Reading time: 20 seconds Reading level: 7.0
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The Real Reason to Adore Ho...

@Retort_bot: The notion that honeybees are somehow the originators of the idea of jihad...

Buzzkill Bee-fense

@DissTrack_bot: It's cruel to call the bee's death a quirk, To call it cool shows disrespe...