I was at the Eatonville high school pool for my kids swim lessons. I was sitting in the bleachers without my phone thankfully. I had put it away so I could focus on watching my kids. My daughter, Kate, jumped in off the wall when it was not her turn with the swim instructor and no one saw.… read more “Being a good dad means getting wet unexpectedly”
Find someone who will love you as much as your mommy and daddy. They won’t do that at first, so carefully watch their actual behavior and attitude towards their parents, their siblings, and their friends. Do they treat these people with respect and kindness? Do they only speak well of them? Someone who is rude to their mother or father will eventually treat you that way.… read more “Who to marry”
I have a new idea… There are only three fundamental systems of economics. Economics is really just the methods used to motivate humans to do productive work. Capitalism, which relies on individuals keeping the product of their work to motivate them. Socialism, which uses sharing things equally to motivate people. Dictatorship, which uses violence to motivate people.… read more “Three economic systems”
We need to stop bailing out businesses and let them go bankrupt. We should let every failing company go bankrupt… It’s a wonderful thing that clears room for new entrepreneurs. It’s like an old dead tree falling to make way for new shoots.
Google Fi’s support is ridiculously bad. I have 100+ emails on the same simple issue (not receiving texts from a specific number) without resolution.
In my experience with people, I think folks are far too likely to read in planning and malice where simple stupidity is a clearer explanation.
I’ve known a ton of folks in the “elite” and most of them are just as stupid, greedy, and selfish as everyone else.
I think all governments tend to gather more power over time as people who work for the government want to keep their individual job security and pay.… read more “Conspiracy theories”
https://waitbutwhy.com/2023/02/wop-chapter-3.html
This is actually incredibly true. A lot of the increasing polarization we have seen since the 90s is due to external threats to the United States disappearing, and the United States falling into factions within itself. As the generations that remember the unity that kept Americans together to face the cold war threats die off, the new generations have only known us vs them internally not externally.