A compilation of frustrations and observations on various societal issues, ranging from environmental concerns and social media practices to healthcare and gender inequality.
Hi, I’m Crystal, a Senior Editor based in Los Angeles and creator of BuzzFeed’s “That Got Dark” newsletter."Gender reveals, balloon releases, all that shit needs to stop. It’s fucking ridiculous. You can grieve/celebrate without taking a shot at the environment.
The world doesn’t need more trash over you saying, 'yay, we’re boy parents.'”"Balloon releases should be against the law. I’m sorry your loved one passed away, but the balloons you send into the sky do not go to heaven. You’re just littering and killing wildlife/sea life." "On my commute this week, this car pulled in front of me on the freeway, going 10mph BELOW the speed limit, in the left lane. I went around it in the commuter lane, and when I looked over, sure enough, bitch had her phone directly in front of her face. Get off your phone on the road!""The fact that one betta fish requires at least a 5-gallon tank is the reason I didn't get one as a pet in college... I'm so glad I researched that because I realized how horribly bettas are treated. And people don't care because they're fish.""In 2004, when I started my filmmaking classes, I did some b-roll of a crowd outside of a metro station. My teacher told me you can't film people without their consent or knowledge. You either need to put a disclaimer somewhere or film their back or feet. I felt very bad about it. Somehow, this is the new normal now. I was at IKEA the other day, and someone was just filming around, and I'm pretty sure my face was in there. It's upsetting." "Zero expectations of privacy. We're all expected to behave like we could be recorded at any time, and we wonder why everyone has anxiety now." "Being able to purchase firearms with little to no real background checking, zero safety checks, zero training, zero licensing, zero storage/access requirements." "Parents posting their children’s entire lives on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and treating them as accessories instead of people. Imagine the horror stories we’ll probably hear from these 'kidfluencers' in 10–20 years' time.""My cousin does this. Every day, she posts her kids just going about their regular day. Nobody cares. Give the kids some privacy." "Being in a wedding party. It is such a burden now. Paying thousands of dollars cannot be the new normal. Brides are out of control... Stagette in Mexico? Nope. Three different showers? What!? Destination wedding?? Sweet Jesus 🤦🏼♀️." "So-called 'sports' that cause animal suffering or death. Bullfighting, hunting, trophy killing, horse racing, coursing, and fox hunting. Or events like running from bulls.""Yeah, my school suspended a kid because a person punched him. The puncher got suspended as well, but the kicker is that he didn't fight back." "The cost of medical coverage in the US. The insurance, copays, deductibles you have to meet — all of it. It’s so insane how much it costs to even have a baby in the US.""I recently lost my old medical coverage, and after looking at how expensive it would be to get another of my own, I just decided I can't afford it. It would cost more money than I'd make after all my other bills and needs are met. So for now, I just don't have insurance and hope that nothing bad happens. It's incredibly demoralizing and depressing." "Having to pay for dental insurance in addition to health insurance. Last time I checked, your teeth were part of your body and should be considered under medical insurance." "I actually have really good insurance, but my eye exams are not covered because they are not for 'medical reasons.' I’m blind as shit without a proper prescription, how is that not medical?" "Doctors dismissing severe period symptoms because it’s ‘normal.' If you are vomiting, cannot move from pain, and passing out from blood loss, they don’t really care and usually just give you a slightly better pain medicine like naproxen, which does fuck all, and then tell you to get over yourself. If you had these symptoms and did not have periods, you’d be admitted into the hospital on the spot.""A doc told my wife that the pain she was having was 'her body's way of saying it wanted to have a baby.' Took a few more years and a specialist to diagnose that it was endo and prescribed quality of life improving medication." "Most gynecological procedures, as they often don’t allow anesthetics and can be downright barbaric. Women get screwed when it comes to healthcare." "Forcing mothers to go back to work when their babies are, like, fresh from the womb. It’s barbaric and cruel.""I went back to working overnights a week after giving birth because they said they wouldn't hold my job position for me longer than that. My PPD was so bad, and my breasts were engorged and leaking while I worked. They wouldn't allow me to pump or store the milk. I missed my baby so much that I would just stand and silently cry at the register. Luckily, my partner would sometimes bring the baby in when he was up in the middle of the night , and a couple of very kind coworkers would cover for me so I could nurse and be close to him.""Expecting people to be contactable 24/7 and acting like someone is rude if they don’t respond relatively promptly. Back when the main form of contact was calls, it was deemed relatively normal for people to not answer as they were busy or not home, therefore it was so much easier to switch off and enjoy other things. Now, it’s expected that people are connected to everyone all the time, and if you try to disconnect from that a bit, it can almost get you socially ostracized. You can relate it to workplaces as well and the rise of employers basically expecting workers to be contactable 24/7.""I finally found a can of peaches that didn't have added sugar or sweeteners in it. It cost $6.50. What the fuck is wrong with us?" "Trying to guilt the consumer into thinking that they are the ones who can really make a difference with recycling, when 98% of all waste is industrial, retail, and restaurant, and none of them are big on recycling if they do it at all.""And then companies say they are reducing waste but actually making more plastic to say that they are saving the planet." "Driving drunk/high among teens. People my age often mention it in passing like it’s no big deal, and then I’m treated like a wet blanket for making a thing out of it."I had a coworker your age who one day bragged about being basically blind without glasses and how she'd drive drunk on the weekends. She never wore glasses or contacts. In shock, I blurted out, 'Jesus you're gonna kill someone doing that.' Her only response was. 'Well I haven't so far,' before she turned her back to me. Somehow, I was the one in the wrong, though, and got some shitty looks from the others working with us." "Delivery drivers and waitresses having their wages determined by customers and not their employers. AKA living off of tips while employers don't pay enough." "Restaurants and grocery stores throwing away mass quantities of good, edible food and not being allowed to donate it.""I embarrassingly fell victim to one of these iPhone games when I was in recovery for a major surgery. Spent hundreds. It’s one of my greatest shames, and I’ve majorly changed my habits because of it."
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