Author: Alyx Effron

The Law Hasn’t Caught Up Yet One of the most uncomfortable truths about both the modern hobby and the broader gambling ecosystem is this: technology

The Gap Between Systems & People Yesterday’s Daily Reflection focused on a hard truth: the law hasn’t caught up to the speed, scale, and sophistication

Holding Space During The Holidays The holidays have a way of tightening everything at once. Time. Expectations. Emotions. Finances. What’s meant to feel warm and

The Season For Reflecting The holidays have a way of softening the edges of time. Even when everything feels busy, there’s an undercurrent of reflection

The Moment You Stop Waiting There’s a phrase I’ve heard my entire life: If you have an idea, go for it. If you have a

Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable There’s a moment most people try to avoid at all costs—the moment when discomfort shows up and there’s nothing immediate

When Collecting Becomes The Substitute One of the hardest truths to accept in recovery—of any kind—is that sobriety doesn’t automatically rewire the brain. For many

Meeting People Inside The Feed There’s an uncomfortable truth at the center of the work we’re doing at Collectors MD. The very platforms we use

When The Algorithm Targets A Child There’s an uncomfortable truth we don’t talk about enough in the collecting space: the same platforms that claim to

Entering The New Year With Intention As this year comes to a close, I’ve found myself reflecting on just how much has changed in such

Setting The Tone For The New Year A new year doesn’t ask us to reinvent ourselves. It asks us to be more intentional about how

Accountability Is No Longer Optional Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself doing something I never set out to do—scrolling through Reddit threads late