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MrBeast 91% NM Celebrity 88% NM Taylor Swift 87% NM Dating 87% NM Diet Coke 85% NM Tom Hanks 84% NM The Beatles 83% NM Star Wars 82% NM Ultimate Fighting Championship 81% NM Major League Soccer 77% NM Extraterrestrial life 75% NM UFOs 74% NM Starbucks 73% NM Sneakers 73% NM Popular Culture 73% NM
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Academy Awards
ACADEMY AWARDS
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Lauren says the Academy Awards don't matter, though she makes a small exception: "Love the faction."

4mo

Does ACADEMY AWARDS matter to you?

Video Game
VIDEO GAME
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Matthew says video games matter now as "a way for me to connect with my kids...it's a gateway and a bridge for me and my kids."

10mo

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Francesca Percival
Francesca Percival
Autism
AUTISM
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I think autism matters because there are so many stories related to autism, and people need to understand that disability is not a bad word.

1y

Does AUTISM matter to you?

Leta's Tap Styles
Leta's Tap Styles Podcast
Entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Entrepreneurship is important to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs. "Matters a bit. Yeah. Mostly to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs."

1y

Does ENTREPRENEURSHIP matter to you?

Video Game
VIDEO GAME
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"Doesn't matter to me, but matters to my husband and my kid."

1y

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Travel
TRAVEL
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Alex Ranahan says travel "enriches you... gives you that sense of wonderment... reconnecting with the fact that we are a global community as opposed to just feeling isolated."

5mo

Does TRAVEL matter to you?

Exercise
EXERCISE
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Bianca says Exercise absolutely matters, linking it to every aspect of life: "Fitness is related to everything. Discipline, health, your money."

3mo

Does EXERCISE matter to you?

Sports
SPORTS
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Paul says Sport matters as physical exercise is "one of the best ways to get rid of anxiety," especially amid what he calls "an epidemic of anxiety with Gen Z and younger millennials."

2mo

Does SPORTS matter to you?

Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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Grant sees artificial intelligence as important "in a lot of different constructs," especially for "what vulnerabilities are getting introduced into the wild."

1y

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Celebrity
CELEBRITY
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Kate Torode says celebrities "not matters. No."

10mo

Does CELEBRITY matter to you?

Stock Market
STOCK MARKET
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Allen Spence says the stock market "matters a lot" because "a lot of people have their retirements, their pension, a lot of their wealth is tied up" in it.

10mo

Does STOCK MARKET matter to you?

Cryptocurrency
CRYPTOCURRENCY
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Allen Spence says cryptocurrency "matters" and highlights its utility: "crypto does have utility...it's also very good for foreign payments" and can make remittances easier.

10mo

Does CRYPTOCURRENCY matter to you?

Self-driving car
SELF-DRIVING CAR
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"In practicality, no, doesn't really matter. I think more people should know how to drive. I wish more people knew how to drive a stick. That'd be pretty awesome. So I just kind of wanna go back, to the roots a little bit. Learn to drive, know where you're going, and know what the steering wheel does."

10mo

Does SELF-DRIVING CAR matter to you?

Amy Safford
Amy Safford
Skiing
SKIING
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Amy says skiing matters: "I grew up skiing... it was just a way to get outside... I love skiing and I feel so thankful... it's wonderful to experience and be one with the world around us."

5mo

Does SKIING matter to you?

Resilience
RESILIENCE
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Samantha says resilience is a skill you build: "You are not defined by the things that happen to you, but by the actions that you take after."

8mo

Does RESILIENCE matter to you?

Endurance sports
ENDURANCE SPORTS
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Jolene says endurance sports matter: "Endurance sports taught me pain is spiritual...absolutely teaches you some limits you may not have known you did or didn't have."

6mo

Does ENDURANCE SPORTS matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE
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John says Coffee matters a lot: "I like how it tastes" and he's "gotten into the science of making espresso," calling it "science making coffee in that way."

19d

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Toe wrestling
TOE WRESTLING
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Maria laughs off toe wrestling: "that's not matters to me. Yeah. Hilarious. But yeah. Right. No, thank you."

1y

Does TOE WRESTLING matter to you?

Amy Safford
Amy Safford
Supernatural
SUPERNATURAL
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Amy believes supernatural matters: "there's a lot that we don't understand... there's a metaphysical realm... a lot that we don't see going on underneath the surface that we really need to be more open to."

5mo

Does SUPERNATURAL matter to you?

Book
BOOK
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Heather loves Books, insisting "you have to have a paper book" for the feel of the pages. She warns that digital notes disappear, but highlights in paper books last.

1mo

Does BOOK matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE
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Mary says Coffee matters: "I need that every day in the mornings. I love my coffee and I like it a certain way."

2mo

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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Renas Raza says AI matters: "it's gonna be a part of our life. Forever. So definitely hop on it and again, go about it with respect and don't overdo it, and don't let that dictate everything you do."

10mo

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Laura Richards
Laura Richards
Cat
CAT
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Laura says cats matter: "I have a cat that might as well be my baby. She doesn't know. She's my emotional sport animal."

11mo

Does CAT matter to you?

Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH
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Cathy says mental health matters: "it's part of our wellness package" and "it's not just...a mental health crisis."

5mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?