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Health Care 95% M Peace 94% M The economy 93% M Inflation 92% M Money 92% M Family 92% M Food Safety 91% M Sleep 90% M Free speech 90% M Food 90% M Government spending 88% M United States Constitution 87% M Democracy 87% M Due Process 86% M Local news 86% M
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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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Palestine 50/50 Birthday 49/51 The arts 51/49 True Crime 51/49 Movies 49/51 Chocolate 48/52 Sports 52/48 Social Media 47/53 Israel 54/46 Ukraine 54/46 Epstein files 54/46 LGBTQ Rights 46/54 Gardening 54/46 Hantavirus 46/54 Comedy 54/46
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Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Jolene believes social media matters: "It's your voice...this medium has allowed us to dream bigger, to believe bigger."

5mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Refugees
REFUGEES
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Refugees matter because the creator recognizes 'more than 100 million refugees are traumatised by war' and developed EMDR scripts specifically for their dislocation and past trauma recovery.

2mo

Does REFUGEES matter to you?

Book
BOOK
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Jennifer jokes, "Burn 'em, so then they matter." She adds, "It's always important, the structure of civilization."

10mo

Does BOOK 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?

Air guitar
AIR GUITAR
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Shoshana says air guitar matters to her because she loved it in her punk rocker days and even has photos playing on a broomstick.

1y

Does AIR GUITAR matter to you?

Laura Richards
Laura Richards
Coffee
COFFEE
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Laura says coffee matters: "I love it. In anytime of the day or night."

11mo

Does COFFEE matter to you?

holiday
HOLIDAY
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Valentina says Holidays matter because "no matter how high performers we are, we also need maintenance time, like the machines" — and she's eagerly looking forward to her own.

1mo

Does HOLIDAY matter to you?

Stanley Cup Playoffs
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
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Tressa says Stanley Cup playoffs matter — as a lifelong Pittsburgh fan, "sports, yeah, they're huge" to her, and she values how hockey reveals "great respect" and sportsmanship beyond the rivalries fans typically see.

3mo

Does STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Alex Ranahan calls social media "an extension of ourselves... an opportunity to connect... as long as we remember it is to be used as a social tool as opposed to a social replacement."

5mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

E-commerce
E-COMMERCE
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Marc Foreman says e-commerce matters: "E-commerce as a concept has really democratized purchasing...being able to order it through Amazon or wherever is a godsend...it's been such a game changer, I don't even think about it anymore."

9mo

Does E-COMMERCE matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Renas Raza says social media matters "because everyone's using it. But again, use it with respect. Don't be rude online."

10mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE
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Geraldo declares Coffee "essential to life," recounting how even on a beautiful vacation morning, the one thing missing was "a cup of coffee."

13d

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Public Speaking
PUBLIC SPEAKING
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"More people need to be ready to speak in front of an audience, and sometimes you lose. Sometimes you'll look bad, but the third or fourth time you'll look great."

10mo

Does PUBLIC SPEAKING matter to you?

Vegan
VEGAN
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Samantha says veganism does not matter to her: "I tried to be vegan for three months and I failed miserably...the way I craved a cheeseburger...was wild."

8mo

Does VEGAN matter to you?

Art
ART
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Kate Torode says art "absolutely matters" as "the way that we as a society express ourselves" and "a reflection of who we are as people and as a society."

10mo

Does ART matter to you?

Lacrosse
LACROSSE
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"I really love lacrosse. I'm a right defenseman. ... It's football, but you have to be a little bit more athletic to know where the ball is and where your stick is. And I wish more people played it. It's really fun."

10mo

Does LACROSSE matter to you?

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

4mo

Does BOOK matter to you?

Supernatural
SUPERNATURAL
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For Misty, supernatural matters because "being in this life is about having fun" and "it would just be super fun if aliens came down... all the books and movies written about it are amazing."

5mo

Does SUPERNATURAL matter to you?

Corporate Social Responsibility
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIL...
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Melissa says Corporate social responsibility "matters more and more every day," urging all organizations to "understand what they stand for" across hiring, culture, and communication.

4mo

Does CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIL... matter to you?

Storytelling
STORYTELLING
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Jennifer says storytelling matters: "Storytelling is, again, the oldest form of connection that we can do with each other. That creates intimacy and connection."

10mo

Does STORYTELLING matter to you?

Art
ART
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Bianca says Art matters to her personally, noting it may be preference-based but adding "I deeply appreciate it."

3mo

Does ART matter to you?

Personal Development
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Scott compares personal development to lifting weights: "You're gonna feel stronger, you're gonna feel better, you're gonna accomplish more."

1y

Does PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT matter to you?

Book
BOOK
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Alex Ranahan treasures books: "that beautiful feeling... that sensation of a new discovery... this peaceful, tranquil stillness. I think that's a gift to yourself."

5mo

Does BOOK matter to you?

Video Game
VIDEO GAME
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Andrea says video games do not matter: "too addictive to children," "some violent ones," and "it's just mush in your brain."

5mo

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?