The day in Comp2 when we were talking about the MET Gala, I expressed my distain for these celebrities who preach about some sort of moral goal, when they themselves are participating in things that are the problem. I’m not saying I expect them to give away all their expenses and stuff, I believe it is human nature to indulge in shiny things and stuff. Capitalism just takes advantage of that. My point is, it’s just frustrating seeing people who have power say stuff and do nothing. And those that do really isn’t that much. Like Taylor Swift. Plane jokes aside, it really is harmful. “But she donated a million…

This weekend, I showed my mom the native land website just for our own amusement. We ended up spending almost 2 hours just exploring and her trying to connect the dots from her grandparents. “Oh so that’s why they called our neighbors ‘Tlapaneco'”. (Even though Me’phaa is how they referred themselves). It was fun just exploring and theorizing, especially seeing her go “OH I think your godmother’s family speaks that language” or “this is where our neighbor is from”. When we got to the where my mother was born, she noticed how the indigenous people there were isolated or just wasn’t near the Mexicah (Triple Alliance) and “joked” by saying,…

During our EMW class, we spoke about the dangers of the school system. I spoke a lot about about my personal experience during middle school/high school and ironically my excerpt of the reading focused on what I mainly spoke about. (Even though I didn’t know the term yet). Tracking, the act of separating children due to their “academic performance”, and therefore giving them different academic paths. The division through “honor” classes creating tense competition, which lead to some having breakdowns. The division of “underperforming” students, who ended up receiving less tutoring than the rest, because they were already expected to fail. At such a young age, children from low income…

Money makes my mind go round.I shouldn’t stress about it.I have a stable job, stable rent,and a stable access to education.Yet I can’t help but worry about it all crashing down.A groomed mentality since childhood?A fear of what this world is to come?I don’t even want to be rich.Just another broke “commie” who has seen the failures of late stage capitalismYet nothing would ever change hereSURELY that means you can understand the economy and how to handle itBUT how can you handle yourself when all you see is red.Truthfully, I don’t care if my retirement is going down the shitterHey, that’s not for another 40 sum years.SURELY it’ll recover by…