The Dead Don’t Eat: Why the SNAP Fraud Scandal Feels Bigger Than Anyone Wants to Admit : Let’s be real for a second — every government program has a little dust in the corners. Some paperwork sits too long, someone forgets to update a file, whatever. But when you hear a number like 186,000 dead people receiving SNAP benefits, you don’t exactly shrug and say, “Ah yes, clerical errors.” No, your brain does that little short-circuit thing where you quietly wonder if the entire system is held together with duct tape and wishful thinking. And honestly? That reaction makes sense.
Why Everyone Freaks Out About Cloned Beef (But Shrugs at GMO Apples) : Let’s talk about something that always cracks me up a little — people will happily munch on GMO corn, seedless watermelon, lab-tamed bananas, and strawberries that survive winter like little soldiers… but the second they hear the words cloned beef, it’s like someone just announced the end of civilization. I mean, really? We’ve already accepted fruits and vegetables that barely resemble their original wild cousins, yet a cloned cow is suddenly where the line gets drawn? Funny enough, I used to think the same way until I realized the freak-out has very little to do with the actual science and a whole lot to do with human psychology.