What actually
matters right now?

Cathy says books matter: "just holding that knowledge in my hands. I love books."

Heather Johnson says food blogging matters: "My livelihood."

"Rhetoric is one of the most important parts of not just speech and debate, but day-to-day life. And if more people could implement it on a higher scale, I think that our world, our country, our globe, would be a lot better."

Kat says gaming does not matter: "It doesn't, for me, it doesn't matter. It's time wasting, but for many people, maybe, yes, it matters."

For Cathy, storytelling "matters because it connects us on a deeper level" and "shares wisdom and helps us connect on a really deep level."

Kat insists sport matters: "You become so much stronger... sport teaches you so many things... if you can transform your body through commitment and movement, you can change your life."

Marc Foreman says virtual reality matters: "The nature of reality itself is all about perception...I just see the whole world as almost a virtual canvas...you can interact with it and change it however you want."

Renas Raza says pets matter: "They make you feel so good and they're adorable and you just wanna save them all."

Pizza matters. I’m making it tonight for dinner.

Brian says physical health "really matters to me in a much more acute way than before since my cardiac arrest...exercise, what we put into our bodies, and how we treat ourselves all have an effect on our whole health."

Barton says dog "absolutely matters... the world needs more dogs... as long as they're treated well."

Marc Foreman says coffee definitely matters: "That's the second cup today...Nobody drinks coffee for how it tastes. It's all about the effect. I couldn't make it through the day without."

Avelyn says mental health super matters: "Life's a journey and being healthy and having people to help you through it is a big deal."

Amanda is passionate about Neapolitan pizza: "Neopolitan Pizza for the win. Absolutely the best."

"I really like spicy food and I really like honey. And I do not think that those two things should mix, especially when it's late at night and you're trying to put it on toast and you grab spicy honey instead of normal honey."

Jennifer believes addiction recovery matters: "Really need to start understanding human beings as human and having diseases and conditions that can be treated at prevented."

Maria is not interested in celebrity gossip: "doesn't matter."

Maria says coffee matters to her: "I'm Colombian... it's coffee central. Culturally, I love it."

John Fuhrman says pets matter: "I've always had animals around... it's the best therapy, 'cause you work out everything and you're taking care of the animals."

Misty says novel matters because "novels are such an escape" and "if there wasn't reading or writing, the world would be a very boring place... everybody needs that."

DJ sees chess as a metaphor for life: "Life is one big game to be played, and if you've ever played chess with someone who plays checkers, they're really easy to run around."

Anne Catherine Bedard believes artificial intelligence matters as "it's a tool" and "already in our lives." She says, "We have to learn to use it when appropriate."

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.

Elvin says tennis matters because it's "a really good activity to prefer over gym" and "best of both worlds in terms of activity."