Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This one comes courtesy of Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions, and it's the kind of question that sounds like science fiction until you realize how much of the underlying technology already exists. Here it is. Would you want every person in … Continue reading Question of the Week #501
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Question of the Week #500
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! Believe it or not, this marks the 500th entry in this series, which feels worth a quick nod before we get into it. Last week, Stock had us sweating over an ATM mistake, asking whether we'd report a windfall that fell into … Continue reading Question of the Week #500
Question of the Week #499
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the questions come from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. Last week, Stock put us in an uncomfortable chair with a question about corporate loyalty: if someone offered you a large bribe for privileged information about your company, and you … Continue reading Question of the Week #499
Question of the Week #498
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the questions come from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. Last week we spent some time imagining a world without the necessity of work, which turned out to be a surprisingly complicated place to visit. This week, Stock brings us … Continue reading Question of the Week #498
Question of the Week #497
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the questions come from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. Last week we were somewhere pretty dark, so this week Stock pivots in a different direction entirely. He's not asking us to confront our mortality or wrestle with the justice … Continue reading Question of the Week #497
Question of the Week #496
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the questions come from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions, and this week we're leaving the restaurant behind. If you've been here for the last two weeks, you've earned it. We've spent enough time in that dining room. This week, … Continue reading Question of the Week #496
Question of the Week #495
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the questions come from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And this week, we're doing something a little unusual: we're not moving on. We're staying right where we were last week, at that same crowded restaurant, with that same uncomfortable … Continue reading Question of the Week #495
Question of the Week #494
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I'll be honest — after the last two weeks, I was ready for something a little different. We've been in some genuinely heavy territory lately: questions about disability, about … Continue reading Question of the Week #494
Question of the Week #493
Content Warning: This post discusses suicide and self-harm in the context of relationships. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the question this week … Continue reading Question of the Week #493
Question of the Week #492
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the question this week comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I need to say something before I even get to it: last week's question was already one of the harder ones I've tackled in this series. I … Continue reading Question of the Week #492
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