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A coin toss would be more reliable than me.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://benhr.xyz/2026/06/08/fake-ass-writer-challenge-im.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T01:48:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Harris-Roxas","url":"https://harrisroxashealth.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F32%2F1121.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ben_hr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 01:48","date_timestamp":1780883311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Old.mermaid.town/@ben_hr/116711969043877780","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3i225oov6zmoevks66yyuf4f/post/3mnqkutwsvu2m"]}},{"id":"91681939","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://archive.md/ZPUFT\">“My Students Can’t Read: The generational collapse in literacy is measurable, persistent, and likely to get worse”</a></p>\n<p>We shouldn’t over-sentimentalise reading as a practice, <em>however</em> I now get student feedback complaints when I set 4 page HBR magazine-style articles as course readings.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://benhr.xyz/2026/06/07/my-students-cant-read-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T04:44:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Harris-Roxas","url":"https://harrisroxashealth.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F32%2F1121.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ben_hr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 04:44","date_timestamp":1780807466,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Old.mermaid.town/@ben_hr/116707001033091289","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3i225oov6zmoevks66yyuf4f/post/3mnoecixa6w2m"]}},{"id":"90930257","content_html":"<p>Watching The Movie Show episodes from 1999 on SBS on Demand. 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Remember that other people’s opinions of you are just fan theories.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://benhr.xyz/2026/05/13/have-a-great-day-everyone.html","date_published":"2026-05-12T22:30:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Harris-Roxas","url":"https://harrisroxashealth.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F32%2F1121.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ben_hr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 22:30","date_timestamp":1778625015,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Old.mermaid.town/@ben_hr/116563969276364399","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3i225oov6zmoevks66yyuf4f/post/3mlotobyw4o2f"]}},{"id":"90041684","content_html":"<p>Budget for a broken social contract: <a 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