A Library of Trinkets

Don't Trust Everything You Read As a child of the internet, one of the first things my parent told me was do not trust the internet. They would always reiterate that on the internet anyone can say anything is true and there is no one there to regulate this. While this is not entirely true, many people will tell you if you are incorrect on the internet, it did give me a healthy wariness of whatever I would read online. When I entered the world of Tumblr, a place infamous for its "Tumblr education" I was prepared not to take any information at face value. However, my parent's warnings and self-determination still did not prepare me for the people who could convince me they were telling the truth. It is easy for anyone to say, "I know that the grass is green because I have a degree in Agriculture." They could have been telling the truth or they could have been lying, but there was no way for me to prove it either way. For a middle schooler, someone declaring th...

Remember When... I remember watching my parents plan their finances when I was young. They would pull out a calculator, a spiral notebook, and a black zipper bag that held their cashed paychecks. They would count out the bills and place money on top of different envelopes signifying which money went where. I remember thinking what would happen if a payment got lost in the mail? This whole system stressed me out as a child, but it felt perfectly natural to them. Now, I cannot imagine paying my bills in physical cash instead of my online transactions. Technology has paved the way for much easier and seemingly safer shopping and bill-paying options. Gone are the days of changing the location of the money pouch, my parents have thankfully switched over to only online banking, and gone are the days of nervously waiting to see if the snail mail payment made it through safely. We are now in the age of digital! My Digital Map Image Source: Author Image created with Canva Using David White'...