Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! Last week, Gregory Stock asked us whether we'd be willing to give up the internet for five years if doing so meant that one thousand children would be permanently provided for, saved from starvation. I said no — uncomfortably, honestly, without a … Continue reading Question of the Week #482
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Question of the Week #481
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week, Gregory Stock puts something in front of us that sounds, on its surface, like the easiest question in the world. Of course you'd say yes. Of course you would. What kind of person would even hesitate? And yet — the … Continue reading Question of the Week #481
Question of the Week #480
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week, Gregory Stock asks us to sit with something that feels, on the surface, like a pretty simple hypothetical — but the more you actually think about it, the more layers it seems to have. Before we get there, a quick … Continue reading Question of the Week #480
Question of the Week #479
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! Last week, Gregory Stock sent us down a fairly spooky rabbit hole, asking whether we believe in ghosts or evil spirits — and then, as a follow-up, whether we'd be willing to spend a night alone in a remote, supposedly haunted house. … Continue reading Question of the Week #479
Question of the Week #477
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! Last week, Gregory Stock asked if I'd wear a voice-activated safety watch that tracked my whereabouts and could summon police with a shout. My answer was a pretty definitive "no"—partly because I don't wear watches, partly because my wrist breaks out in … Continue reading Question of the Week #477
Question of the Week #475
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! Last week, Gregory Stock had us wading into the deep end of interracial attraction and relationships — and apparently, he liked the water just fine, because this week he's asking us to wade in even deeper. This time, it's not about race. … Continue reading Question of the Week #475
Question of the Week #474
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! After last week's emotional deep-dive into crying at work and emotionally unavailable dogs, Gregory Stock has decided to pivot from "uncomfortable personal vulnerability" to "uncomfortable social commentary." Because apparently, we can't just have nice, easy questions about favorite ice cream flavors or … Continue reading Question of the Week #474
Question of the Week #473
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
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
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