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Jae Barker
@youngjae
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Poet. Essayist. Occasional comedian.
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2017-05-05 22:06
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youngjae
opinion
2018-05-18 20:47
Preventing School Shootings: Both sides are right
[Image by Michael Ciaglo at the Houston Chronicle] Today there was yet another shooting at an American school. As always, the public focus has shifted to one of two prevention strategies: gun control or
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youngjae
philosophy
2018-05-16 04:02
An Anomaly in a World of Keyboard Warriors
[Image by iAmMrRob on Pixabay.com] Keyboard warrior. It’s a term most people who have been on the internet are familiar with, like the word “troll”. The idea being that a person is more likely to make
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youngjae
mothersday
2018-05-14 03:24
Mother's Day: A Sadly Necessary Holiday
[Image by geralt on pixabay.com] Today is Mother’s Day, and in the spirit of consumerism, I guess I’ll make a post about it. But seriously, I’d like to thank my mother for putting up with and providing
youngjae
poety
2018-04-30 04:51
Spare Change
Spare Change I sit on a bench My sign to my left My life to my right My death lies ahead I lived through the war But I’ll die in the streets You look at me, torn I just want to eat When I take my last
youngjae
opinion
2018-04-26 04:32
An Introspective Opinion on Gun Control
[Image via Pixabay.com] This article is going to center around the United States’ political climate. Apologies to readers from other countries, but I have to focus on what I know for this topic. Gun control
youngjae
opinion
2018-04-20 18:28
Marijuana is Not a Gateway Drug
[Image from pixabay.com] At least not in the traditional sense. The legalization effort has pushed to decouple the term from marijuana, but perhaps they should embrace it. In a way, the gateway notion
tarazkp
philosophy
2017-09-20 20:49
youngjae reblogged
Automatic for the People
I lost my job long ago, just like most people. It was slow at first, but soon we were free, no more work but with all that we needed to live and more. The robots had arrived, and they provided it all,
youngjae
philosophy
2017-09-06 06:07
Independence: Why it matters (it doesn't)
[Image via Pixabay.com] In America, there is a mindset that everything needs to be done by oneself. For some reason, we disqualify actions that required assistance from being considered successes. We value
son-of-satire
philosophy
2017-09-05 16:27
youngjae reblogged
How To Be Happy
First things first.. I need to establish what I mean by "being happy" before you can decide whether this post will be useful for you. Happiness can be a very subjective word. Some people think
youngjae
politics
2017-08-20 17:25
An Open Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump | Part 4
Pre-Writing Disclaimer: as the title indicates, this is a political post. It is intended as a serious critique of the President of the United States but also comedic relief by style of delivery. Mr. Trump,
tarazkp
steemit
2017-08-20 11:23
youngjae reblogged
SPAMfest 2017 feat. f4f and Nice post!
Yesterday, I cast my first downvote and it made me feel a little dirty as I have an aversion to 'being a dick' (most of the time). But, after some deep reflection on the 'Don't be a dick' philosophy, I
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blockchain-blogger
2017-08-10 20:59
youngjae reblogged
Why Waiting For Your Muse Will Kill You Blog
Blogging on Steemit is an essential part of my daily life and i can tell you first hand how hard it can be. Believe me. I’ve been doing it for more than six months now . At first you are all jazzed up
youngjae
steemit
2017-08-08 01:58
Back again like I never left
Well… It’s been a little while since I last posted on here. To be precise, it’s been 2 months. I could lie and say I’ve been busy, but I won’t try to patronize all of my followers and whomever stumbles
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steemit
2017-07-02 13:59
youngjae reblogged
Why you should STOP voting for your own posts? - From one minnow to another
Seeing how HF19 made us a bit selfish, I started an experiment 5 days ago: I stopped voting my own content. Why? Let´s face it, if your vote is worth $.20 you are not getting any richer by voting for yourself.
tarazkp
philosophy
2017-06-21 09:50
youngjae reblogged
The death of a follower
I am not overly controversial in my posts, it is not that I necessarily avoid controversy, it is that I am looking to help people develop themselves so only venture that way if I see a benefit to that
youngjae
politics
2017-06-08 16:32
An Open Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump | Part 3
Pre-Writing Disclaimer: as the title indicates, this is a political post. It is intended marginally as satire, in the sense of the informal and disrespectful language, but also as a serious critique of
youngjae
philosophy
2017-06-05 07:16
Me encanta las idiomas | I love languages
As a writer, I have a natural fascination with language. That fascination extends past the realm of my native language and into others. For me, the other is primarily spanish. I mean, how can you not love
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databackup
2017-06-05 06:11
youngjae reblogged
Suddenly
Hello friends! I scheduled a plan of posts, but suddenly, the case gave me the opportunity to write about a very simple and important thing. Many people are not yet accustomed to digital and do not realize
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life
2017-06-02 13:35
youngjae reblogged
Why some minnows remain the way they are
As usual, I start off with a quote Direction is so much important than speed, many are going nowhere fast In my chat with @thecryptofiend yesterday, I realized something. So many people want to get to
tarazkp
steemit
2017-06-03 09:01
youngjae reblogged
Give me a Star (Steemit development)
This is just a very basic (in my non-developer opinion) request. There is a rapidly increasing amount of posts filling feeds and for me at least, I am spread pretty thin with time and with any I do find
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