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Gentle parenting isn't just about validating emotions--it's also about never providing any rewards or punishments, any relying solely on "natural consequences." But this often fails with spirited kids, and gentle parenting experts won't tell you what to do next. Link in replies.

Having children is fundamentally a moral issue. You’re making a life-altering decision for someone who never consented to it. You can’t guarantee them happiness. You can only guarantee they’ll experience pain, stress, loss, aging, and death. People say having kids is beautiful. Maybe. But creating possible suffering for someone else because you wanted to be a parent is a serious ethical choice people rarely question. If you have a child, you might create suffering.

Poor Americans who attend church regularly are happier than rich Americans who never go. Behavioral scientist William von Hippel thought he'd made a coding error. He hadn't. "Regularly attending services has a bigger impact on your happiness than wealth," he writes. "Money buys a fair bit of happiness but connection gives you more bang for the buck." What's happening? Rich people already have most of what money buys. What they lack is what churches provide for free: weekly, repeated contact with people who know your name. Von Hippel is direct about the cost: "I suspect that wealthy, educated urbanites are paying a steeper price for their lifestyle than they realize. Many of us have paid too great a price in connection for our increased autonomy."

ty for all the 🥚 wishes, we got 18 eggs!! lots of attrition expected ofc. recovery has been uh hellish though it could ofc be much worse, dont seem to be in any danger but im sure i'll bitch about this a bunch when im feeling well enough to look at my phone more

The rise of Libertarian Nationalism is different from the Mises takeovers for two reasons. It isn’t personality driven and it doesn’t depend on economic education. Libertarian Nationalism is a political ideology not a comedy skit educational non profit. This is why Libertarian Nationalism will succeed.

Brain scans are revealing early dementia-like changes in kids and teens from heavy screen use. 60 Minutes Australia reported toddlers spending just 2–3 hours daily on devices already show abnormal white matter development. Teens averaging 6–8 hours display widened brain ridges and thinning in key areas — patterns that mirror early Alzheimer’s. Excessive screens appear to weaken neural pathways that normally strengthen through real-world movement, play, and face-to-face interaction. We’re also seeing the first IQ drops in recorded history, plus a nearly 400% rise in early-onset dementia signs among 35–44 year olds. Correlation, not proven causation — but devices are the major new variable. This is one of those reports that makes you rethink default habits. The convenience of screens is undeniable, but the potential long-term brain impacts on developing kids are hard to ignore. We may be unintentionally running a massive experiment on the next generation’s cognitive health. Are we underestimating the risks of heavy screen time, or is this concern overblown?