Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! After last week's easy slam-dunk about accepting $150,000 a year to never work again (spoiler: yes, obviously yes), we're pivoting to something considerably less hypothetical and significantly more uncomfortable. Gregory Stock is apparently done letting us fantasize about financial freedom and is … Continue reading Question of the Week #473
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Question of the Week #472
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! After spending the last three weeks exploring various flavors of public humiliation (because apparently Gregory Stock really wanted us to confront our deepest fears), we're shifting gears to something a little different. Instead of asking what we'd endure, this week we're exploring … Continue reading Question of the Week #472
Question of the Week #471
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week we're diving into another question from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions, completing what I'm now calling our unofficial trilogy of public humiliation. We've covered nudity for charity, we've ranked a buffet of mortifying scenarios, and now we're exploring the … Continue reading Question of the Week #471
Question of the Week #470
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! For those brave souls who continue to join me on this weekly journey through psychological discomfort, I'm once again cracking open Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions to share whatever fresh hell he's prepared for us. We've reached week 470, and I'm … Continue reading Question of the Week #470
Question of the Week #468
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! For those of you who've been following along, you know the drill—every Saturday, I crack open Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions and let it mess with my head (and hopefully yours). We're now 468 weeks deep into this philosophical rabbit hole, … Continue reading Question of the Week #468
Question of the Week #467
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! For those just joining us, these weekly philosophical adventures come courtesy of Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions, a book that has provided me with 467 weeks' worth of existential crises and deep thoughts—and we're still going strong. This week's question is … Continue reading Question of the Week #467
Question of the Week #466
Content Warning: This post discusses sexual topics in a mature, thoughtful manner. While kept at a PG-13 level, reader discretion is advised. As usual, this week's question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions: Do you have a favorite sexual fantasy? If so, what would you give to have it granted? It involves a … Continue reading Question of the Week #466
Question of the Week #465
As usual, this week's question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions: If a close friend asked, and genuinely wanted, your opinion, but you knew he'd find it painful--for example, he's an artist and asks your honest appraisal of his artistic talent, and you think he's lousy--would you tell him the truth? Here's the … Continue reading Question of the Week #465
Question of the Week #464
As usual, this week's question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions: If someone you loved was brutally murdered and their killer was acquitted on a technicality, would you seek revenge? I'll be honest—when I first read this question, my immediate gut reaction was something along the lines of "Heck yes, I'd make sure … Continue reading Question of the Week #464
Question of the Week #463
As usual, this week's question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions: Would you use a safe medical procedure to genetically alter the developing embryo if it would keep your child from being born physically or mentally disabled? If you've been following along with the past two weeks of genetic engineering discussions, you might … Continue reading Question of the Week #463
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