November 2025

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How to Lose a Planet in 10 Ways

Losing a planet isn’t dramatic—it’s incremental. Burn fossil fuels, strip forests, pollute water, and ignore biodiversity until Earth becomes less livable by design. Climate change isn’t a surprise; it’s a consequence of short-term thinking and profit-first decisions. But none of it is inevitable. These are choices. And if we can choose collapse, we can also choose recovery. Let’s start.

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Recyclopath Exposed: When Eco-Guilt Becomes an Obsession

If you believe your recycling habit is just “being responsible”? Think again — it might be a full-blown recyclopath condition. From rinsing yogurt pots like relics to decoding the mysterious blue bin rules, this post dives into the hilarious (and heroic) rituals of obsessive recyclers — and why your inner raccoon-with-a-PhD deserves both therapy and a medal.

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