This is long overdue...
I know it's been a while since I said I wanted to start writing curation content again, but I finally decided that it's never going to get done if I don't just do it, so here goes the "pilot" edition of 'Rogue Curator', where I choose a random HIVE community to explore, and write an unofficial curation post showcasing awesome content I find within said community!
As stated in the initial idea post, half of the rewards for these curation pieces will be equally distributed among the authors of the content chosen to be curated. This is just a small way I can help out those authors more than I could with my lowly 1600HP upvote.
I created this cool little wheel on Wheel of Names to help me pick which community I'd curate each time. The wheel has spoken, and my first destination will take me to the DEEP DIVES Community!
What is the DEEP DIVES Community all about?
In a nutshell, "Deep Dives aims to promote independent investigative journalism and create an on-chain research repository." The topics covered here range from fun, in-depth looks into various subjects, all the way to what some might call political conspiracy theories, but nearly every single post that I see published to this community is well documented, and one can tell that each piece of content took a lot of hard work and time from the author.
If you've got an open mind and want to learn something new, or you're ready to climb down a rabbit hole in search of some red pills, I highly encourage visiting the DEEP DIVES Community and supporting the work that goes on over there.
Without further ado, here are a few of my favorite posts published to DEEP DIVES this week
How effective are gun control laws?
Every time a new mass shooting happens in the US, everyone starts talking about gun control. More specifically, they start talking about restricting the manufacture or sale of what they call "assault weapons", but how much do these legislative measures actually affect the rates of violent crime like homicide?
Do you think you understand water?
It seems like 
Most people probably figure "it's just water, what's there to know?", but dihydrogen monoxide actually has incredible unique properties that scientists still don't fully comprehend. Considering it literally keeps you alive, it might be worth taking a few minutes to learn something new about water. Lucky for you,
Was the Unabomber just disturbed, or was something else at play?
In the mood for one of those rabbit holes I was talking about?
Theodore John Kaczynski spent 20 years essentially waging a war against the rise of technology with a series of increasingly sophisticated bombs that killed three people and injured more than twenty others. Without thinking much about it, one might assume this is just the work of an incredibly disturbed person, but what if there were something even more sinister at play?
Why do people migrate, and what effects does migration have?
There are a plethora of reasons why people choose to uproot their lives from a country they've always known and move to another, and we've seen a growing number of so-called "mass migrations" in recent years, but what are some of the biggest reasons why migration happens?
You can tell
Do you feel like you wasted your day binging TV?
Have you ever been scolded for watching "too much TV"? Do you hide the fact that you laid on the couch and watched the entire first season of Lost in a single day?
This fun and uplifting post attempts to give the reader a few ways to turn the time spent binging a little more "worth the effort", and reaffirms that you're doing nothing wrong by indulging in one of your favorite things.
If you're a bit of a streaming addict like I am, this one is definitely for you.
I genuinely enjoy writing this type of content, and I hope you enjoyed reading it!
I haven't spent much time around the DEEP DIVES Community before, but I think I'll be adding it to my list of favorites so I can check back in later and see what sort of new investigations have gone down, as well as learn a thing or two about something I thought I had a firm understanding of 馃槈
If you enjoyed this post and want to show support the DEEP DIVES community, the authors I've showcased here, and me, consider upvoting and sharing! Each of the five authors curated here will earn 10% of the rewards for this post.
If you don't see your community's name on my big Hive Wheel, comment below and I'll add it! Just keep in mind that there will need to be a fair amount of activity within the group if it's chosen. I can't curate what's not there 馃榿