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Derek Douglas
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Derek Douglas
@Subverb
Junglist, HAZMAT tech, avid gamer, here to serve. Booking inqueries to [email protected] Insta: @Subverb
Chicago شامل ہوئے Ekim 2011
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Stuff like this is exactly what I wanted from a modern, well playing port of MVC2. No more MSP or MSS for the next 20 years. Actual exploration of the roster. It's been a joy to watch.
Saga@Sagastar_
MOOPS MOOPS MOOPS MOOPS MOOPS
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@RomnetoN Can you explain how Magneto switched sides there in that interaction? :O
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@RomnetoN I put the stick down afterwolverine died. My mind got broke.
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@RomnetoN Oh. It literally tells you at the end. I have never noticed that.
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@FrankieG7Chi Sorry I missed this brotha. Had my mom's bday and a dj gig to attend!
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When tearing down we thought of many things we wanted to do to improve. We'll let ya'll know about the next one we do!
Can only go up from here!
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MvC2: Kest - Mag Framekill DHC PC to HSF 95% 92 hit Combo.
Highlight from a Tournament match vs Tony K at Crack Til Dawn 21 at Uptown Gaming in NYC on 11/15/24.
#MvC2 #FGC #NYC #Marvel #CrackTilDawn
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you don’t fix the declining birth rate with subsidies or financial incentives.
the “kids are too expensive” argument is a convenient cope. people claiming they can’t afford children are usually rationalizing deeper issues: they just don’t want them. having children is as expensive as you choose to make it, and for all of human history, people with far fewer resources managed to raise families.
the problem isn’t financial; it’s cultural.
we live in a society that has systematically psyopped and brainwashed people into believing children are a burden, not a blessing. women are told that motherhood is a sacrifice and a hindrance to their career, as if chasing corporate promotions or vanity metrics is more meaningful than creating life.
men are infantilized and taught to fear responsibility. worst of all, we’ve cultivated a nihilistic worldview that makes people see no point in building a future.
the solution starts with changing the culture.
we need to instill pride in people: pride in their ancestry, their legacy, and the future they could create. optimism about what’s to come has to replace the relentless doomscrolling of modernity.
kids aren’t just an "expense"; they’re the greatest investment a human can make, and we need to start celebrating that.
in the short term, the most realistic strategy is doubling down on those who already value family. focus on motivating families with 2-3 kids to have one or two more.
it's much easier to expand a family than to convince couples to start from scratch when they've been ideologically poisoned against the idea.
finally, we need to stop glorifying the miserable, atomized single life and the media narratives that turn parenthood into a joke or tragedy.
yes, parenting is hard, but everything worth doing is.
the joy and purpose it gives far outweigh the sacrifices. once we get that cultural shift rolling, the financial complaints will fade away like the convenient excuses they always were
So it Goes…@sogoesit_
So what’s the plan to make people “want” to have children again? 4k a month mortgage to get a starter home, with both parents working full time, to afford two cars and bills, while daycare costs $1500 + a month per child, neighbors no longer help each other, and families live far apart… and even if they were close, everyone is working full time Schools get out at 2:30 and corporations want everyone back in the office until 5 every day One day at an amusement park for 4 costs 500 bucks Call me crazy but it just doesn’t sound that appealing if I was young again
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