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James Anthony: A Legacy Forged in Oil, Built on Vision
My name is James Anthony, and my life has been defined by energy — in every sense of the word. Not merely the energy drawn from beneath the 100 Blvd, Norman, Oklahoma soil. Not simply the energy traded across global markets. But the deeper energy that fuels ambition, endurance, strategy, and long-term vision.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukun11 days ago in Humans
The Myth of the Meritocracy: Why Romanticizing 'Hustle Culture' is Toxic.
We live in a society that often glorifies the relentless pursuit of success, praising individuals who are perpetually “on,” constantly working, and seemingly immune to fatigue. This is the insidious influence of "hustle culture," a pervasive narrative that equates self-worth with productivity and sacrifices well-being at the altar of achievement. But this romanticized vision is a dangerous fallacy, one that fuels burnout, exacerbates inequality, and ultimately undermines the very concept of success it purports to champion.
By Wilson Igbasi11 days ago in Humans
The Machinery of Care
The system is the appointment. More precisely, the modern healthcare appointment — the quiet choreography of portals, pre-authorizations, referrals, billing codes, intake forms, waiting rooms, follow-ups, and automated messages that feels like care but often operates like administration wearing a white coat.
By Lawrence Lease11 days ago in Humans
What the System Forces You to Become
The Question the System Replaces By the time a person has passed through employment law, healthcare coverage rules, unemployment insurance, disability determination, and benefit eligibility, the relevant question has already shifted without ever being stated out loud. It is no longer whether the system helped or failed them. It is whether they managed to remain legible long enough to survive it. Each institutional layer imposes requirements that appear reasonable when viewed in isolation, yet become coercive when experienced sequentially:
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast11 days ago in Humans
By the Arch of Our Backs
A speaker uses a phrase passed around in failed relationships, to gain equal footing in his headship with us. Peasants. While we are still at his feet. He asks, “What do you bring to the table?” To you as a wise citizen, I say you bring your experience. Not just for your job, but for these treacherous speeches. I don’t bring my feelings, I get even with his eloquence.
By Caitlin Charlton11 days ago in Humans
I Collected Random Pictures From the Internet — And They Said More About Us Than I Expected
Sometimes the internet gives more than memes. It gives mirrors. Today, I scrolled. I clicked. I paused at a handful of random images that grabbed my attention. Some are riddles. Some are illusions. Some are questions that feel simple, until you think about them over again.
By Lori A. A.11 days ago in Humans
Letters I Never Sent
When Mariam returned to her childhood home at twenty-nine, she told herself it was only temporary. The truth, however, was more complicated. The house stood quietly at the end of a narrow street, unchanged in all the ways that mattered. The walls still carried memories, and every room felt like a paused moment waiting to resume. She had come back not to rest, but to confront something she had left behind.
By Sudais Zakwan11 days ago in Humans
