One of my friends had been interning at a large bank and was invited to their annual holiday party at a glamorous rooftop lounge. I… — One of my friends had been interning at a large bank and was invited to their annual holiday party at a glamorous rooftop lounge. I convinced him to let me come as his date- I liked the excuse to dress up, and wanted to know what the rich of the…

Recently, I was walking around an extremely wealthy suburb that my roommate and I visited on a Saturday afternoon. We ate overpriced… — Recently, I was walking around an extremely wealthy suburb that my roommate and I visited on a Saturday afternoon. We ate overpriced sandwiches and drank overpriced chai lattes (which honestly do not hold a candle to the ones my mom makes), and then walked through the quaint, fall neighborhood, where…

Amidst recent events surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, I’ve found myself reconsidering a lot of my opinions on different… — Amidst recent events surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, I’ve found myself reconsidering a lot of my opinions on different policies. Recently, the idea that the police department should be abolished has been circling around, and to be honest, I didn’t take it seriously until Minneapolis pledged to abolish theirs.

The median family income of a student at USC is $161,400, and 63% of the student body comes from the top 20%. — The median family income of a student at USC is $161,400, and 63% of the student body comes from the top 20%. On March 12, 2019, the federal government announced the prosecution of 33 parents who in total paid upwards of $25 million to William Singer to get their children…

According to Wikipedia, golden handcuffs refers to “financial allurements and benefits that have the objective to encourage highly… — According to Wikipedia, golden handcuffs refers to “financial allurements and benefits that have the objective to encourage highly compensated employees to remain within a company or organization instead of moving from company to company.” We see these handcuffs all over Silicon Valley and Wall Street, on employees who essentially sacrifice…

All I’m saying is the tea is steaming. — When the CHD Drama started a couple of days ago, I went to my parents and three brothers to discuss it, and was shocked to learn that none of them have heard about the show, or cared to hear about some interesting drama. The only person who entertained my explanation…

Today marks the 26th day of Ramadan, a month-long holiday where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day. This year, it coincided with… — Today marks the 26th day of Ramadan, a month-long holiday where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day. This year, it coincided with a worldwide shelter-in-place order, meaning that the vast majority of the 1.8 billion muslims of the world are having a dramatically different Ramadan experience from past…

I re-downloaded Instagram today after going on a social media cleanse for a couple weeks. I was clicking through people’s instagram… — I re-downloaded Instagram today after going on a social media cleanse for a couple weeks. I was clicking through people’s instagram stories (I thought it’d be a good way to think of things for me to do) when I saw a gathering of a group of kids from my hometown…

I can be poor and have nice things. Here is why I still deserve food stamps, even with a MacBook Pro. — My freshman and sophomore year of college, we had to download virtual machines onto our laptops (think of it as downloading another computer onto the one that’s already there) for all of our programming assignments in computer science. …