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Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
NM

John Fuhrman is conflicted but leans toward social media not mattering: "It wouldn't hurt my feelings if it went away tomorrow." He calls it a "necessary evil" for business.

9mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Francesca Percival
Francesca Percival
Politics
POLITICS
M

"Politics is scary."

1y

Does POLITICS matter to you?

Astrology
ASTROLOGY
M

Amanda's curious mind finds Astrology matters: "I just appreciate the stories behind... the stars and the meanings behind them." She adds, "there's very few topics I don't wanna know about."

1mo

Does ASTROLOGY matter to you?

Pizza
PIZZA
NM

Maria calls pizza "delicious" and "easy to be able to get," but says, "it doesn't really matter."

11mo

Does PIZZA matter to you?

Music
MUSIC
M

Jennifer says music matters: "Music is one of those things that cultural anthropologists say came up really early on in how we organized ourselves as groups and communicated possibly before language."

9mo

Does MUSIC matter to you?

Money
MONEY
M

DJ says money only matters if it's used to enhance life: "If you're using it to bolster your time and your opportunities with your family and your loved ones, it definitely matters."

1y

Does MONEY matter to you?

Team Building
TEAM BUILDING
M

Shoshana values team building when it means people having real conversations and growing collectively as they develop individually.

12mo

Does TEAM BUILDING matter to you?

Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY
M

Matthew says philosophy matters, as he actively applies philosophical principles like stoicism to both his personal and professional life.

9mo

Does PHILOSOPHY matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
M

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?

Travel
TRAVEL
M

Avelyn believes travel matters: "I think it's super important to be, culturally aware of what's going on in the world and getting to see places firsthand."

11mo

Does TRAVEL matter to you?

Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA
M

David Murrin says social media matters "when used with wisdom" as it "circumvents conventional news outlets," but warns it's "dangerous when it comes to eliciting feelings of inadequacy and fomo."

7mo

Does SOCIAL MEDIA matter to you?

Pet
PET
M

Jolene says pets matter: "Pets are our opportunities to experience unconditional love."

5mo

Does PET matter to you?

Women in science
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
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Anne Catherine Bedard insists women in science "absolutely matters" and says, "We need representation. I cannot stress this out."

8mo

Does WOMEN IN SCIENCE matter to you?

Divorce
DIVORCE
M

Dusan knows firsthand that Divorce matters — it "can change your life drastically," affecting not just you but your child and everyone around you.

1mo

Does DIVORCE matter to you?

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

11mo

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Novel
NOVEL
M

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."

4mo

Does NOVEL matter to you?

Francesca Percival
Francesca Percival
Video Game
VIDEO GAME
M

"Video games can be quite soothing, particularly for autistic brains. I do video games myself in the evening as a way to decompress and regulate."

1y

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Politics
POLITICS
NM

Heather Johnson says politics do not matter: "I'm tired of it. I can't take it. I can't take one more. I didn't even watch the news. Can't do it."

9mo

Does POLITICS matter to you?

Veronica Dress
Veronica Dress
Sports
SPORTS
NM

"Math and sports probably are the things that don't matter to me. It doesn't matter. My dad will be very upset. I come from Eagles territory, so culturally it matters, but not to me."

1y

Does SPORTS matter to you?

Shopper marketing
SHOPPER MARKETING
M

Marc Foreman says shopper marketing matters: "I'm living proof. It's the whole example of going in for one thing and coming out with 10. That's all shopper marketing...geniuses at work...know exactly how to put stuff together to make it really pop."

8mo

Does SHOPPER MARKETING matter to you?

Kat
Kat
Video Game
VIDEO GAME
NM

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."

9mo

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE
NM

DJ shrugs off coffee: "Humans will always find some sort of substance or something that'll get 'em going. So if coffee ain't it, they'll just drink tea."

1y

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Academy Awards
ACADEMY AWARDS
NM

Lauren says the Academy Awards don't matter, though she makes a small exception: "Love the faction."

3mo

Does ACADEMY AWARDS matter to you?

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Entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
M

Entrepreneurship is important to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs. "Matters a bit. Yeah. Mostly to show that autistic people can be entrepreneurs."

11mo

Does ENTREPRENEURSHIP matter to you?