What actually matters right now?

"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."

Elvin thinks market value is "really, really sensitive to opinion" and not a true measure of strength, saying "even a billion dollar companies can fail."

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."

Doug Cardell says music matters: "Music is one of the things that bring us joy... Paul McCartney has made more people happy than any US President."

Greg says Juvenile justice system "definitely matters." It's not about ignoring crimes, but ensuring "a fair approach to life when life probably hasn't been that fair to them so far."

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

"Harvard has really stepped up and been really a champion of free speech and independent thought, which is what universities should be all about."

Grant insists mental health "absolutely matters. If your mental health isn't in line, nothing else is in line... everything follows from that."

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

Matthew says "faith matters to me. I don't subscribe to a specific religion...but faith matters."

Cathy says Artificial intelligence "absolutely matters because it's gonna help move us forward as society," but stresses "we do need to have boundaries around AI just like we do with our screen time."

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."

Ella admits memes matter: "I'm always doom scrolling on TikTok. Laughing at memes."

Heather Johnson says Midwest cuisine matters, especially with her love for Casey's breakfast pizza.

Renas Raza says travel matters: "It's amazing for everyone and you just get a new set of eyes for each country you visit."

Alex Ranahan says pantomime is "massive in the UK... a great way of getting the kids involved in theater from a young age. Check out a pantomime, you will not be disappointed."

Alex Ranahan has "big love for the United States... we are all interlinked and paying attention can enlighten us or help us not repeat the mistakes of the past."

Amanda loves Telehealth for its immediacy and flexibility: "somebody's in a crisis... we can jump on and I can help them... it's so immediate, so flexible." She says when done right, it's amazing.

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

Avelyn says artificial intelligence matters if used properly: "If you use it as a tool and you use it properly... I think it's good."

Cathy says travel is "important because it helps us to get out of our little bubble" and made her "independent, confident, innovative."

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."

Allen Spence says freedom of speech "matters a lot" and insists "people get to say what they want...even if it's the most hateful things or things you don't agree with."

Matthew says matcha "doesn't matter to me."