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The Myth of Laziness: Debunking the Welfare Stereotype The claim that welfare makes people lazy is a tired talking point that wilts under scrutiny. It’s an assertion that ignores data, misrepresents recipients, and plays more to prejudice than to policy. In reality, welfare programs do not breed laziness — they often do the opposite: help
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As artificial intelligence rapidly advances — crafting essays, composing music, and conversing with eerie fluency — the question has become urgent: Can machines ever be conscious? Can a sufficiently advanced AI not only think, but understand? For some, the answer seems inevitable: if a machine can do everything the mind does, must it not have
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Probably one of the most influential music acts in the 20th century, Joy Division has inspired everyone from Brandon Flowers of The Killers, to hip-hop artist Danny Brown, to Bloc Party and countless other bands since their formation back in 1976. In that span of time between then and now, their sound has been mimicked,
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In 2008, Vampire Weekend entered the music scene with the release of their self-titled album, Vampire Weekend. Its release promised a big future for the band. It was a very strong introduction to them as a whole, and it was a keen indicator to where the band would inevitably go. The reason lies in the