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It's happening in several major cities simultaneously. Thoughts as to why? From Bed Stuy, Brooklyn to East Oakland, shit is changing and fast. What becomes of the culture of a city long-term when you push out the poor, and often, Black residents? How has gentrification hurt or benefited you?

*waves*

Anyone still around? The memories, man.

Do tell.

Have you ever known anyone for whom this relationship philosophy was executed? Did it work or blow up in their faces? Is monogamy natural?

RIP Justice.

...in one sentence. (smart-asses need not apply) Who am I?

Have you ever known someone who was compulsive about something? What causes these compulsions? I know a dude who lies compulsively. It's not even about big shit, either. It's just little, everyday stuff. He always stutters when he's lying, every single time, and it's nothing even worth...

57 different flavors/brands of toothpaste in the aisle. 354 ways to customize your checking account. 900 channels to watch. 5 remixes to your favorite hip-hop song. Do these kinds of sensory overloads slowly make us batty? Do they contribute to ADD or ADHD? Are we so distracted by all the...

Do you view them as equals or as less-than? Do you respect animal life in general? Do you believe we should test on animals in order to save humans?

I notice things that happened in my childhood effect me negatively as an adult. Sometimes overwhelming urges to run for the hills when I'm dealing with the possibility of commitment take over me, for example. If I feel someone getting too close, I shut down and find a way to make them...

You will find this amusing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sfPhvTBFXQ

What's your take on this? Technically, karma is merely cause and effect. IF you do this, then that will happen. A lot of the word karma is misconstrued to seem like if you do something bad, something bad will happen to you in return. Sometimes, that is the case. Other times, people can do...

Is there a scientific reason as to why people "hate" on each other? I can't see how the jealousy and negative energy released could do anything positive for either party fundamentally.

I've been doing yoga as of late, as well as been studying Buddhism for the past few years. If there is one thing I'm learning, it is how supremely difficult it is to just live in the moment and focus only on what is going on in the now. We are so consumed with yesterday and tomorrow, that...

Any of you ever had any experience dealing with any of the above? Do you think they exist on earth? I have a friend who sees them often. Sometimes they try to talk to her.

...had a very close friend or relative flip a 180 and you lost them because of their newfound religious beliefs? I can't go into a great deal of detail, so here are the basics: A friend of mine had a spiritual crisis in her household this past week, and now she is full-on into God and church...

Do you trust your gut? When you don't, do you reap the negative consequences? Does gut instinct exist? Or is it really psychic ability? Or are hunches instinctual parts of our DNA to auto-protect ourselves?

By Jason Whitlock Would someone please write a handbook? "What Will and Won't Piss Black Folk Smooth the **** Off" would be an international bestseller. I'm black, and I'm pissed off most of the time, but I wouldn't leave home without the handbook. Not in these racist-ly confusing times. I...

Do dumb people have the mystery of life figured out? They don't know and don't care to know a lot of things. In effect, they don't stress off shit and live simply, wanting for nothing but to exist the next day. That complacency is frowned upon, but isn't that the entire goal of historical...