Cause-Effect Arguments by Valerdi

Consumer societies are a key factor of Climate Change.

2022-09-26 19:16:54 UTC

Pollution is not the only or most important factor for climate change. Since we're part of consumer societies, every product is made to be disposable. For this reason, plastic -and other materials- has invaded our planet and it is killing the wildlife. We can also think about cellphones, big companies make them in order to work just for 2 or 3 years, then you have to buy a new one. What happens to your old phone? The chemicals can contaminate the soil. Of course we can think about recycling; however, it is not being enough for all the waste we are creating. In addition, the process needs even more resources than the ones used to create the product initially.

-Evelyn

Russo-Ukrainian war as a response to provocations

2022-09-26 19:25:00 UTC

Caused by the Euromaidan movement, the civil war which took over the Donbass since 2014 was the perfect excuse for Occidental powers to provocate Russia. Even when Russia maintained the territorial integrity of Ukraine by not accepting the integration request from Donetsk and Lugansk in 2015 and respected most of the compromises from Minsk agreement, Ukraine continued the war.

For this reason, Russia deployed an ambitious plan of action on February 2022. This resulted on the first direct confrontation in a war started 8 years ago. Ukrainian war crimes resulted on a general unrest in eastern Ukraine regions, like Zaporozhye, Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson, among others. If Ukraine does nothing about their mistakes and war crimes, Russia will continue acting as a consequence of this.

Andrés :)

Equal water distribution. Sánchez Ale

2022-09-26 19:37:45 UTC

In order to protect and distribute water equally among all citizens, we need to regulate and mange it in a more efficient way. This means that we need to keep a record of all the water present in our country and, in addition to that, we need to know who is using it more in order to be familiar with the state and quality of the water avaliable. The creation of better water records can lead to more information that can be used to figure it out how to protect and distribute water equally.

Antonio

2022-09-26 19:39:27 UTC

Climate change and global wa rming are going to be unstoppable if we don't start making significant changes. The environment is responding with stronger natural disasters due to the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources; overproduction of no essential materials; and the daily waste produced by the human being, a lot of examples are visible, Hurricanes being more destructive owing to the rise in temperature; lack of water for some territories on account of excessive extraction of aquifer mantles; contaminated rivers leaded by textile fabrication; and the list keeps growing, this consequences will be stronger year by year if we don't take the actions needed.

Earthquake prediction and manifestation.

2022-09-26 19:40:43 UTC

A earthquake is caused by movement in tectonic plates, this means that isn't a result of attraction universe low or, a group of people made a manifestation. If this was possible, we can avoid many natural disasters around the world. For this reason, government and institutions will be researching a form to reduce consequences in all aspects. Susceptible people contributes to idea that this phenomenon pass only on September, but it is not exist science evidence. Recently, UNAM publish a comment about is necessary researching and find a relation because, this coincidence is weird.

Aideé

Volunteering tourism agencies

2022-09-26 19:44:59 UTC

Dayami.

Orphanages are increasing their number in Cambodia due to the volunteering tourism agencies, which impulse commoditization of children. Those agencies' assignment is just to get volunteers (and their donations), so they do not worry about the process after the payment. Volunteers had declared they paid around 3000 dollars and the orphanage just received 100; besides, their tasks were to cut the children's nails and do aerobics with them, while they went there to help on the eduction field. Volunteering tourism has become a profitable business: there is an important amount of money involved in, leading the orphanages to buy kids from poor families, under the promise they will provide them a better life and education.

Global warming and wealth inequality

elcyesp11 — 2022-09-26 19:45:42 UTC

It is said that global warming is caused by the emissions produced by every human in the world. However, recent studies have revealed that the richiest part of the population is a main factor of the contamination. This 1% of the world's population is responsible for more than twice of the carbon pollution as the produced by the poorest other half of the humanity. For this reason, climate policies should consider wealth inequality since not every individual pollutes the same amount.

Metal Casting Industry

2022-09-26 19:50:01 UTC

Due to the nature of the work, the metal casting industry contributes to the pollution of the environment. Some of the environmental issues related to the industry are: emissions of harmful and toxic gases, dust and polluting particles and the generation of waste. All these products can affect the environment but also to living things that inhabit it.

-Angel

Inflation as a social problem

miguekmake69 — 2022-09-26 19:53:24 UTC

Inflation all around the world poises to become a social issue as it keeps accelerating, especially in developing countries. Inflation has constantly increased for the past couple of years and as a result, it has lowered the capacity to acquire basic goods and services among those within the most economically vulnerable part of the population. This means that their quality of life has continued to deteriorate as wages stagnate with no apparent solution in sight.

2022-09-26 19:54:33 UTC

Massively supporting the consumption of products from big companies, such as Coca-Cola or Pepsi, have contributed to the lack of water in Mexico.

Conagua's very flexible and unconscious

concessions have allowed big companies to take over the water without taking responsibility for the ecological damage they do in the country.
As a consequence, the companies that consume the most water in Mexico not only overexploit and pollute aquifers, but have also caused the deprivation of such a vital resource to marginal populations that suffer from water stress inside the country.

-Karina:)

One of the most important health's topic nowadays is related to mental health. The relevance in this topic had an important increase arise from lockdown. The evidence indicate that relationships inside houses, meanly between parents and their children, are one factor in the develop of problems like anxious and depression. In fact, it can be mentioned that some behaviors from the parents like negligence or the physical punishment result in symptoms of anxiety, depression or behaviors problems. On the other hand, warm and responsible behavior from the mother results in more adaptative and functional strategies of emotional regulation, therefore their develop is better with their context. In resumme, is relevant the study of the behavior of parents like a factor in the develop of psychopatology in childrens.

2022-09-26 19:57:32 UTC

Parental practices and psychopathology
Viridiana

School stress.

2022-09-26 20:48:02 UTC

Students should prioritize rest over school work in order to take care of their mental health. Being responsible with given tasks and studying hard to have good grades are important things for all students, but not taking enough time to rest and recharge energy will not allow you to work efficiently. In some cases, failing an exam or assignment can make students feel sad, insecure or worthless, so it is important to learn how to forget about it, not overthink it, and focus on the present. Thus, since you may not be capable of doing anything related to school -or related to anything else- without a great mental health and stability, taking care of it is as important as taking care of your own body.
-Aide 😋

Social Media and Mental Health

2022-09-26 22:22:55 UTC

Social media has influenced in an important way to mental health. The social movement called "Body Posivity" - about people expressing the love for all kinds of bodies- has showed us how people respond to the same topic. Some reacted in a aceptant way and took it as a mantra for their lives, while others felt that this movement was a way to decrease mental health in people with bigger problems about body image. Even some people express their disagreement with this movement, arguing that ignores health risks. This argument has caused a debate, inciting other problems related with depression and self-destructive actions (like extreme diets). With this example we can acknowledge the importance that social media has in our lives, and mostly with mental health. We do not notice it at first, but it creates a disorder which can be express by excessive scrolling and over consumption of content.

-Lilia Vázquez

aldobc1999 — 2022-09-26 22:39:23 UTC

A social riot can be attributed by government's bad decisions. This means that not every march or strife is just because; there are certain things that gets people so mad, and that is the reason for many people to fight for what they believe is right. This way of thinking is caused by the idea of being out of the box that society has created and do not settle with promises, they want to start the real change although if they won't be ablee to see it in a near future. This leads younger generations to change their mindset and start rising their voice against the things that make them feel bad, in order to stop the abuse from anyone, not only parents or teachers, also classmates or the government in the future. This is caused by the different way of thinking that we all have, and different ideals that we follow living in the same weird world.

Gentrification in Mexico

perlaags02 — 2022-09-27 00:32:16 UTC

Mexican citizens should demand laws that regulate gentrification in Mexico's large economic zones, since thanks to this phenomenon, the prices of products and services that were already expensive in these areas are being invaded by foreigners with greater purchasing power, which raises the price of rent, local food, and even makes things or places that were not reserved, do so little by little, excluding the nationals themselves and being a modern form of colonization. For this reason, as we are the only ones who struggle with these problems, we must demand regularization for foreigners, who often live illegally.

Social movement and media

agabys2014 — 2022-09-27 01:05:24 UTC

Nowadays, social media has been used as a tool to empower social movements. The opening of new digital spaces contributes to the emerge, spread, gather support, and organization of social movements. Besides, the use of social networks is another way that social movements appropriate the public space because they reach and influence the public sphere. Also, social movements use the media to create a collective identity because it provides platforms for different ideological organizations, whose demands can be united in a common goal and actions to solve the problem of each movement.

Misinformation on social networks

2022-09-27 06:06:59 UTC

Social networks are one of the best tools today, as they give us the ability to communicate with anyone in the world. As a result, many ideas, news or knowledge are shared each time.
However, fear and mistrust of political, social, or scientific issues can be caused by sharing false or unverified data and information, such as conspiracy theories or rumours.
As a consequence, people's health, safety and technological progress could be affected in lower or higher ways.
Carlos

Technology in education

Galapago — 2024-09-18 19:17:59 UTC

Steming from a two-year lockdown, educational technology allows learners to share more varied types of information. Nowadays, multimedia contents can be used to reinforce messages. The diverse formats on which this can be done is only possible thanks to technological improvements in educational communication.

Police corruption

2024-09-18 22:22:31 UTC

Nowadays we have the stereotype that in Mexico the policemen are corrupted. Unfortunately, in most cases, it is true. We have normalize the breaking of the law; with examples like speed limit or drinking alcohol in public places. Those examples have cause that in order to scape from the consequences we give money to the police, so that we can continue our lives without punishment. This has formed a horrible habit that the policemen kept. Now, even the policemen have been looking any excuse to get money from the population. This problem has affected a lot in Mexico and it looks like we are not going to get a solution in the near future.

The rise of scarcity as a fashion trend

2024-09-18 22:22:34 UTC

A new trend has emerged on social media, particularly on TikTok, called the “Underconsumption Core”. This movement promotes consuming only what is strictly necessary, with the idea of not purchasing anything until it’s genuinely needed. Rather than being forced minimalism, it encourages the best use of what you already own. While many people live this way due to economic constraints, the trend has gained popularity. Ironically, this movement can bring about positive habits by encouraging longer use of daily items, which contributes to reduced consumption. Ultimately, it may lead to a shift in consumer culture, resulting in a more sustainable approach to buying.

-Viridiana Alcaraz.

Mexico's education system as a main factor of the decrease of students passion for mathematics.

2024-09-18 22:25:14 UTC

Mathematics are a widely hated subject in Mexico; nevertheless, students are not entirely to blame for this. Maths taught in school usually focus in teaching formulas and algorithms rather than promoting reflexion and deep understanding. As a consequence, students find mathematics neither interesting nor amusing, leading to the idea that they are not good at the subject, or what is even worse: that mathematics are useless. In order to form students with critical taught, our education system must recognize the implications of the teaching methods it applies regarding maths and many other subjects.

~Ángel~

Automation and job displacement

2024-09-18 22:25:58 UTC

Automation in industrial engineering leads to the displacement of repetitive jobs, directly causing more unemployment in unskilled positions.

Automation replaces manual and repetitive tasks by implementing machines and artificial intelligence. These robots can do jobs like assembly, quality control, and inventory management faster than humans. By eliminating the need of human intervention in these tasks, companies reduce operational costs but also decretase the demand for workers in positions that dont require advanced technical skills.

Israel Pacheco

Corridos tumbados in mexican society

2024-09-18 22:26:05 UTC

Corridos tumbados have become one of the most popular types of music in mexican society, offering a fresh way to enjoy and experience music. As a result, we see the emergence of new singers, massive festivals, and related trends.Young people, in particular, tend to prefer this genre of music. Consequently, many adopt the style of their favorite artists, including hairstyles, fashion choices, and ways of expressing their ideas.

Diego

Woman in motorsports.

2024-09-18 22:26:54 UTC

There exist programs to give woman's more chances to get into motorsport categories, one of them is F1 Academy, but in Formula 1 women drivers have less opportunities to enter than men. That's why, women driver's have being provided with slower cars that impede them from training for the physical demands that the sport requires. As a result of it, they cannot be competitive and trained enough to compete in the top category. Also, the fact that this new category is separated of the general category's previous to Formula 1 (Formula 2, 3 and 4) is responsible for marginalization of female competitors and that in comparison to men, they have to go through the same path twice.

~Daniela~

The mental health stigma.

2024-09-18 22:29:17 UTC

Many people avoid going to the psychologist or asking for help because they have been told or believe that only "crazy" people go to therapy. This misconception is deeply rooted in the stigma associated with mental health, leading those who need support to avoid seeking it. As a result, untreated mental health issues affect their well-being. Mental health is important, and asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Going to the psychologist can change your life.

Melissa Torres.

Reclaming language

2024-09-18 22:30:13 UTC

Insults are in our daily basis and some of them have a cultural discrimination background used to downgrade people.

However, communities have the power to resignify peyorative terms that may apply to them.

In one hand, some linguistics prefer simply avoiding certain words so that the popular use is less, thus an eventual disuse will occur.

On the other hand, some communities find encourgaing to reapropiate slurs.

For instance, in American English, “queer” usted to be an insult; but, today, that word is not longer censored because the LGBT community has been doing an impressive work through activism to resignify that word. And nowadays, it is directly related to LGBT Pride. Another example, in Mexican Spanish, may be "prieto“ and "naco“ which ,for some, are still offensive terms while others take adventage of this to highlight their culture; for example, "poder prieto“.

-Irlanda

A society unprepared for artificial intelligence

2024-09-18 22:33:36 UTC

Artificial intelligence is currently a technology that everyone uses because of is great capacity for knowledge or even its speed.

The increase in its use is mainly the result of its accessibility to everyone.How every tool created by man has the purpose of being of help to humanity but the disadvantage is that sometimes these tools are used for bad purposes that result in stealing information, creating poisons or chemical compositions similar to drugs. Although artificial intelligence is very helpful to society, technology and education, it should be controlled or regulated to prevent its misuse.

-karla

Mexico City’s urbanization issues

2024-09-18 22:33:40 UTC

As Mexico City grows with each decade, urbanization adds to the pollution issue. While new areas are being urbanized in the metropolitan area as a way of trying to help with the housing demand, many of those are being illegally occupied as a result of centralization in Mexico City, making them need to be closer to their jobs. As a consequence, protected forests and other restricted areas are being destroyed by urbanization, destroying Mexico City’s ecosystem and ultimately making greater Mexico City’s pollution.

-Damian

Social media in the international society

2024-09-18 22:33:41 UTC

Social media has improved communication between nations around the world. The visualization of situations happening in other places was brought about by this improvement and thanks to this is easier to help the civilians trapped in this scenarios. An example of the visualization of a situation is the injustice in Afghanistan like the women's oppresion.

The impact of the judiciary reform on the foreign investment.

2024-09-18 22:39:07 UTC

Due to the judiciary reform there will be a decrease in foreign capital investments. Political changes such as elections or changes in government strategies cause uncertainty; as a result, the market reacts to the negative, the level of foreign investment drops, as well as reduces the GDP growth forecast. Leading to the need of keeping adequate public policies, that provide certainty to investors so foreign investment continues arriving.

-Nelly

Responding messages every day

2024-09-18 22:41:03 UTC

Besides, I want to add that every day we receive lots of messages, because of that we feel overwhelmed. Even we ignored it for days, then we say "sorry for replaying late". Maybe that is due to whatch so many advices, short videos and other stimulus that affect our focus. Following this, social media is affecting our mental health not just in how we look but also our focus beacuse we felt streeses by so many things to do.

Emotional dependence

2024-09-18 22:46:53 UTC

Although emocional dependence may seem natural in certain stages of love in relationships, it becomes a significant problem when it interferes with individual well-being and the health of the relationship. This dependency can lead to a loss of identity, where one partner forgets about their own needs and desires in favor of pleasing their partner. Emotional dependence not only affects the dependent person, but also creates a toxic environment for both members of the couple. This type of dynamic can result in constant conflicts, where fear of loss generates jealousy and distrust, deteriorating communication and mutual respect. Recognizing these patterns is essential to seeking help and fostering healthier relationship and mutual respect, which strengthens.

-Valentina

Decrease of the attention span due to social media

2024-09-18 22:54:27 UTC

In recent years, as the use of social media has increase, the academic performance of students has been affected due to their lack of focus. This serious decrease in the attention span is brought about by the overexposure to social media, since their brains have accustomed to only pay attention for a few seconds, now it has became difficult for them to concentrate in activities that requieres more time and attention, such as reading or studying. For this reason, it is important to control the time we spend on social media.

Social Media on Mental Health – How excessive use leads to anxiety and depression.

diazrysivan — 2025-03-10 22:23:41 UTC

Anxiety and depression often develop from excessive social media use, as it promotes unrealistic comparisons and negative self-perception. Research indicates that users who spend more time on platforms like Instagram and TikTok frequently compare themselves to curated online personas, leading to low self-esteem. Furthermore, reduced face-to-face interactions result in social isolation, weakening emotional well-being. Cyberbullying, which has intensified with social media, leads to severe stress and, in extreme cases, suicidal thoughts. Consequently, excessive social media consumption creates a cycle of mental distress, reinforcing the urgent need for mindful and moderated usage.

The loss of creativity

2025-03-10 22:42:35 UTC

As a result of the recent implementation of artificial intelligence in all aspects of human life, the need for human creativity has suffered a significant decrease in recent years. Works of art around the world have become cheaper and easier to make, which has resulted in the displacement of artists from their workplaces. But not only artists are suffering the consequences of this problem, normal people are constantly using artificial intelligence to do tasks, images, analysis and even videos, this results in the weakening creative part of the brain, which helps people to understand and resolve problems. Because of this, humans are developing a dependence on artificial intelligence and low brain activity that makes it impossible for them to create their own ideas. To be able to stop this, people have to start facing the problems on their own and start experimenting with their emotions and thoughts.

Normalization of violence

2025-03-10 22:46:53 UTC

Unfortunately acts of violence are part of our everyday day life which contribute to a pshycological phenomenon called normalization. Normalization of violence can be defined as a transformation of violent acts into normal and acceptable. This phenomena could be brought about by some factors such as the glorification of violence through the media and the lack of punishment to crime. As a consequence,people present an emotional reaction decrease to acts of violence. Which is a key factor of the recreation to these violent acts.

Is HIV and technology a relevant combination?

2025-03-10 22:50:57 UTC

Nowadays the bast majority of HIV´s prevent strategies is trying to use technology in order to increase the impact of information to reach a more extended target. As a result, in different parts of the world, scientists and developers have joint to develop a range of new technologies such as applications, websites or condom or test vending machines. However, the most recent research about user experience design has demonstrated that using technology in some context related to HIV prevention in zones with a high level of poverty and marginality is the cause of new disparities, related to access to public health systems. It means now people not only have to face problems related to stigma about being HIV+ patients, but also they must learn new digital skills associated with the use of the new technological tools in order to access to relevant information.

Video games contribute to addictive behaviors in teenagers

2025-03-10 22:55:23 UTC

Excessive video games use, contributes to addictive behaviors in teenagers by reinforcing compulsive search for a reward, promoting isolation from family and friends, and leading to negative consequences in their mental health and daily life. This can be attributed to many video games, especially multiplayer and mobile games, use reward systems such as points, achievements, and in-game purchases to keep players engaged. These mechanics stimulate the brain’s dopamine system, creating a cycle of search for a reward for the game addiction. As a result, this contributes to teenagers may become psychologically dependent on gaming, constantly seeking the next reward or victory. Consequently, this compulsive behavior can lead to stop your responsibilities, such as school homework and social activities, reinforcing an unhealthy dependemce on video games for satisfaction. For this reason, gaming can be a fun activity, moderation is key to preventing negative mental health effects. Parents and educators should work together to promote healthy gaming habits, promote time management, and provide alternative forms of recreation to have a balanced lifestyle for teenagers.

-Karla

Electric vehicles

paulinabg886 — 2025-03-10 22:55:57 UTC

Nowadays, is common to see electric vehicles as a result of two important reasons: new technology and the necessity to be more responsive with the environment.

Around the world there are many different car brands that now are developing new models and technologies for this kind of vehicles.

Particularly, in Mexico, in recent years, as the demand of electric vehicles increased, many brands have arrived to the country being a competitive market to the gasoline vehicles, due to the fact that reduce pollution, improve air quality, also helps people to save on fuel, save in maintenance and have tax advantages.

As a consequence of the continue interest of people on electric vehicles, gasoline cars have lowered their prices to attract buyers.

-Paulina

The rise of extremist conservative parties

2025-03-10 22:56:10 UTC

Economic crises have historically led to the rise of extremist conservative parties all around the world. The financial insecurity, unemployment, and a constant rise in prices, cause a fertile ground for radical political movements. These parties typically present themselves as defenders of national identity, economic sovereignty, and law and order, appealing to those with traditional political ideals.

Beyond economic and social instability, extremist conservative parties pose a direct threat to international rights and democratic norms. Their policies frequently undermine global cooperation by rejecting multilateral agreements and weakening human rights protections. Therefore these parties often seek to eliminate protections for minority groups, limit press freedoms, and weaken the judicial independence that upholds international human rights standards. Resulting in a big social regression for all the social fights.

The translator's invisibilty: a gender biased statement?

2025-03-11 00:10:58 UTC

Among the common perceptions people might have about translation, two stand out as particularly significant when exploring a possible connection between the two of them. Historically, translation and interpretation have been disciplines predominantly led by women. At the same time, there is a prevailing notion that a translator's presence within a text should be imperceptible in order for the translation to be considered successful. Are the two notions related? Is the requirement for the translator to be invisible a result of society's constant invisibilization of women?

Forensic sciences, illegal logging and associated criminal activities.

2025-03-11 01:53:56 UTC

Illegal logging and deforestation are some of the major causes that contribute to climate change, causing the change of the characteristics of ecosystems and, as a consequence, not only damage to wild species of plants and animals, but also to some socio-economic human activities. In recent years, the regulation of these activities was strengthened in order to face the problem that represents to the world. However, due to the lack of investigation of criminal activities related, the exploitation of protected areas and commercialization of timber species considered in risk of extinction has not stopped. This means that it is necessary to implement methods that enable identifying the origin and the identity of the timber that are commercialized. In that sense, forensic genetics methods allow to determining the species that a sample belongs to since it works with the DNA and it can not be changed. Nevertheless, although forensic genetics can contribute to protect species and confront the criminal activities that occur in this field, it is necessary to consider the characteristics of the sample because not always is possible to obtain DNA of quality to carry out an analysis. For that reason, it is important to involve methods of other sciences, for example, chemistry or biology, which can be helpful when genetics can not.