Why so many people are talking about “holding trauma in your jaw” right now
Why are we talking about the jaw? | Getty Images/CSA Images RF If you’ve ever taken a yoga class or gotten a massage, you may...
Category : Advice
You can do everything right and things can still go wrong. “Moral luck” is a way to live with that.
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that...
How to fall in love with humanity again
A lot of humans are feeling very down on humanity these days. Maybe you’ve met them. Or maybe you’re one of them. I’m talking about...
How old am I supposed to look?
A few months ago, while engaging in one of my more recent pastimes (or compulsions), I verbalized a fear I’d long kept buried, perhaps out...
“I’m disgusted to be a human”: What to do when you hate your own species
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that...
Help! My friend is replacing me with AI.
In February, the TikTok creator Brittany Panzer posted a video over five minutes detailing the unraveling of her friendship. There was no disagreement, no blowup,...
What’s more likely to be sentient: an ant or ChatGPT?
Sentience is hot these days. | Pete Gamlen for Vox Sentience is hot these days. Partly because of the development of impressive new AI systems,...
What twins can teach us about friendship
Ricky and Royce Marnell, 28-year-old fraternal twins from Orlando, Florida, have seldom done anything apart. Together, they competed on the wrestling team throughout their childhood...
Why “neighborism” is having a moment
For years, the internet sold us the idea that connection doesn’t have to be local to be meaningful. Your people could live anywhere: in a...
Should you feel guilty for killing the bugs in your house?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that...