As some of you might have heard in assembly last week, we have been discussing 41 Questions surrounding technology (we’d love for you to have a look – feel free to contact us about your thoughts!), particularly whether technology can empower us. We think that technology can always be used for good in the right hands; as with everything, if we have good intentions these resources can be valuable for us all. But, in the same way, technology can also harm us if misused.

Although you will not be able to tell on the Unconquered Peaks website, I’ve written this article in a gorgeously stylish font (Goudy Old Style, if you must know), in a feeble attempt to convey the beauty and the sophistication of what we mortals call Houseplants. They say sharing is caring, and so today I would like to share with you my reasoning as to why we should all idolise houseplants, put them on a pedestal (literally and figuratively – go get your Monstera one of those three-legged metal stands), and generally surround ourselves with them. If you’re in desperate need of hoarding something – hoard plants.

The 2nd Amendment in the US Constitution has often been a topic of divided debate, often regarding the moral question around arms and weaponry. However, regardless of moral implications behind guns, there is a strong argument to be made that this Amendment is quite simply outdated in modern society.

The production and delivery of food to consumers brings with it numerous, complex sustainability issues; from giant meat produces, which emit tonnes of CO2 every day, through to the logistics behind the transportation and distribution of food. To ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement goals of ‘pursuing efforts to limit global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees’[1], the carbon footprint associated with the movement of food needs to be reduced.

Here at Wimbledon High, some of us share views on politics, ethics, and morality and, let’s be honest, are not exactly renowned for our collective ability to keep quiet on them. So, I feel fairly confident in saying that a lot of us have similar thoughts on ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. For example, there is a large group who are, politically, slightly left leaning. I cannot exclude myself from this group of people, nor do I wish to. However, most of my political views hugely reshaped themselves since I downloaded the popular social media app TikTok, and I’m sure that many of you have also been heavily influenced by social media; be it, like me, TikTok, or your friends reposting posts on Instagram, or Twitter.