Okay Golden Boy

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08/10/20 • 25 min

As a college soccer player, serial monogamist, engineering major, American male who does the dishes, and all-around golden boy, we can’t really relate to Darcy’s brother, Luke. Except, of course, in humanity’s common denominators, such as rejection, breakups, and fear of being alone. This week we take a peek into the mind of Darcy’s younger brother, a Good Guy who just can’t seem to get out of long term relationships. What makes him tick? What allows him to find love so easily? What does he have that we don’t besides different genitalia and college-level physics knowledge?

Topics Included: moving fast and breaking things, the importance of vulnerability, subconscious intentions, weaponizing social media, jubilation as the greatest lesson

This week, we're donating to the Elijah McClain Fund organized by his mother, Sheenen McClain. The fundraiser seeks to raise money for legal fees as the McClain family seeks justice, and to fund a foundation in McClain's name that will help the black community and victims of police brutality. Elijah McClain was 23 when he was killed by three Aurora Police Officers in August of 2019. Join us here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/elijah-mcclain

Topics Included: moving fast and breaking things, the importance of vulnerability, subconscious intentions, weaponizing social media, jubilation as the greatest lesson

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Gen Z Sis

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Topics included: taking the Obama era for granted, the new checks and balances, Instagram’s history lessons, digital revolutions, candid vulnerability, fresh-faced existentialism, dining halls informing identity, social media hygiene, unlearning prestige

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Topics included: sexual attraction to fintech, the modern-day hero, the modern-day villain, the duality of woman, pantsuit goals, the consultant complex, postgraduate body slams, an abundance of insecurities, having 15-year-old co-workers, networking at 7 am without coffee, loafers from Goodwill

This week we're donating to Fair Fight, an organization founded by Stacey Abrams that promotes fair elections in Georgia and across the nation while encouraging voter participation and providing voter education on elections and voting rights. Join us here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fair-fight-1