Microtransactions Are Worse Than Gambling — And We Let It Happen
Han Tianyong It is somewhere down the line that gaming ceased being about playing and became about spending. You used…
April 15, 2026
We Don’t Travel Anymore — We Just Take Photos
Yinan Zhou If photos are not posted, did the trip even happen? At some of the world’s most famous tourist…
Labubu and blind box culture is getting boring
Xinyue HOU Blind box culture has lost its magic. The original intention of blind box Labubu is to make people…
Microtransactions Are Worse Than Gambling — And We Let It Happen
It is somewhere down the line that gaming ceased being about playing and became about spending. You used…
Generative AI should not be used for any creative purposes and using it should not be encouraged.
Enya What I had thought would just be a trend that would die down in a few weeks had…
Pop Mart Is Addictive by Design
LIN JIAYU Stop beautifying Pop Mart – it is essentially a kind of “gambling disguised as a toy”. The core…
“I’m Fine” Might Be the Most Dangerous Lie We Tell Every Day
JING YUYING “How are you?” “I’m fine.” Does it sound familiar? This short dialogue pervades our daily life, such as…
Metroid Prime 4 is an Underrated Masterpiece
LiamEB Metroid Prime 4 has one of the best stories in the Metroid series, and I am going to…
NPC Streaming is the Strangest Performance on the Internet
Lu Yumeng If you’ve spent more than ten minutes on TikTok Live in the last week or so, you’ve probably…
Coconut Oil is Just a Huge Wellness Scam
Fu Xiaodi The top tier coconut oil for health preservation, which is highly praised by social media, has long been…