I'm going to just put this out there: I don't understand YouTube.
I mean, I've seen viral videos, sports highlights, vlogs, and whatnot, but I would only categorize my YouTube consumption to be on a as needed basis -- as in "Hey, you've GOT to see this video!". I spend most of my time watching shows produced for TV. After reading the Forbes list for highest paid YouTube stars, I'm beginning to feel out of step (or maybe envious). The top earner is a video game commentator, pewdiepie, making a cool $12M a year! I think it's worth a pause to think about the gravity of this. When I was a kid, being a professional gamer would have been a pipe dream. Who would have thought that commentating while playing video games would have been enough? Side note, based on this esports (professional gaming) ranking, the world's top professional gamer, ppd, has career (!) earnings of only $2M. So why waste your time getting proficient at a game when you can just film yourself playing it? Two out of the top 10 earners from the Forbes list are video game commentators. Eleven out of 20 from this Business Insider list are video game commentators.
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Just checking the news today and it looks like the new Ontario sex-ed curriculum (read in full here) is still feature material on The Toronto Star's website. Apparently, conservative parents think that vandalism is a good way to exhibit their moral superiority over this issue and their children have been regularly pulled out of class in protest of the new curriculum. Although I believe every parent is well intentioned, I think the actions of these parents border more on sheltering than protecting. Some of the rationale against the curriculum is so laughably twisted I can't believe anyone could say it with a straight face.
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It's another sad day for all. Another media circus. Capped by another public address from Obama, but this time looking more languid and defeated than ever. From a President who was just hoping to slide into home base next year awaiting cheers to now see a home crowd at each other's throats. What's going on in America? and is this truly a First World Problem?
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Last July, the media and sadists alike feasted with glee on the news of the Ashley Madison data breach. Spectators gathered around the globe to watch the outed immoral cretins registered to Ashley Madison get their just desserts. What followed was a slow burn of extortion emails, resignations, linked government officials, suicides, and revelations of hypocrisy. There has been countless editorials written from either perspective from condemning users to justifying their behavior.
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Gender pay gap is a perennial hot topic and has been a frequently revisited issue due to the easily quotable headlines it produces such as 78 cents on the dollar. Although this disparity has been hotly contested and suggested as myth, it still remains a core tenet of the feminist movement.
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