My dear Machine, jinni is 49 years old, and fraternities have been promising this since she was a child. This cycle never ends.

How does a permanent suspension equate to suicide?

Except that it makes the universities complicit. And, sure, some students will join the Grand Order of the Water Buffalo, but the archaic notion is that the Greek system confers a certain status and definite connections. Were it a little less convenient — and certainly less regarded — fewer students would enroll.

Nope. College “Greek” organizations are all about connections with other racist rich white people.

These organizations will never go away for more than a few days. Almost every president and fortune 500 CEO was in a fraternity at some point. They’re a gateway for ultimate white privilege.

There is no good reason to have fraternities or sororities at any college. And don’t tell me about the community service they do. You can do community service and not be in a fraternity or sorority.

Why not make this suspension permanent, and, in fact, universal to all sororities and fraternities? Between hazing deaths, extreme and fatal inebriation; sexual violence; racial discrimination; and widespread misogyny, these houses have proved their recklessness and irresponsibility, manifold.

To me, it’s like builders never learn.

This is something I could get into. My 2br apartment right now is open space for the main living areas. It would feel claustrophobic AF if their were walls between the areas. Even if I were able to afford a mini mansion, I think I would still have doors (probably French doors because glass) so it gave the illusion of…

Your apartment sounds like a dream. I used to have curtains over doorways in previous apartments but for some reason, they would get on my nerves when passing through: yours will surely be far more professional than college jinni! I imagine they’ll be able to slide open or shut as you wish.

I had a big ol’ tub on feet in my 180 sq ft studio apartment and wouldn’t have traded it for all the closets in the world. On a cold, or just stressful, day, nothing feels as good as slipping into a hot bath. I gave it up when I moved. I miss it dearly.

My house was built in the 1920s and the kitchen is pretty much original, so it needs to be gutted at some point. I know when we have someone look at it they will just suggest tearing all the walls out, which I am adamantly against since it would kill all the character and charm of the house. I can’t tell you how many…

My kitchen has white cabinets and I hate hate hate them. They always look filthy because they’re old (idk that for a fact because I rent) and it’s just wear and tear. I also have a bathroom with white subway tile in the shower and halfway up the walls and white tile floors and it’s terrible. The grout probably used to…

Everyone I know who likes open concept also has kids—young kids. They want to keep an eye on said kids, and they want to spend time with them. They think that this will continue into the teen years (bwah ha ha ha ha).

Yeah. If by some twist of fate, I ever ended up on this show, I’d be the hugest pain in the ass client ever. No gray, beige, or white and no open concept. They’d probably short-circuit.

As a renter, everything is always white..... For the first time in 32 years of living as a renter, my apartment has some elegant touches. I so appreciate them and understand how necessary a good living space is to mental health.

Open concept is fine but stop it with the all white kitchens already!!

“...some lame-o is sure to offer to start washing them, and then insisting, and then your glamorous party becomes a hootenany of chores instead of the Algonquin Round Table like you’d hoped.”

i get it if your space is small but otherwise, that shit is just noisy as hell. I especially loathe the houses with a double height family room and where the 2nd floor is open to first floor via some sort of catwalk. It’s completely impractical is once your kids can walk, talk, crap on their own and carry their own…

I am fucking shocked.