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Thanks for saying that. Im interested in understanding all perspectives regarding any topic. You are a great moderator and you bring a lot of value to the forum.

Trump is obviously trying to win Joe Rogan back as Joe has been very critical of Trump lately especially because of the Iran war.

Yes you could be right. The older generations were raised with fear, indtimidation, coldness, toughness, bluntness, and authoritarianism. This produces external results (resiliency, good behaviour, conformity, responsiblilty) but inwardly it's very damaging to happiness and spirituality and creativity. So these inwardly damaged parents decided not to subject their kids to similar fates and raised them in a much softer way. The law of unexpected consequences kicks in and you get some unexpected negative consequences. Also consider that adults have complained about the next generation for as long as history has been recorded and maybe even before that. There's records from ancient Greece of adults complaining that the youth is too relaxed, entitled, lazy, uses too much slang etc!

Amazing memoir on growing up in a brutal Mormon family in Idaho. The author tries to get an education (eventually earning a PhD) after growing up on a farm without a birth certificate or formal education till she was 17.

Yes and why this myth is harmful is because it implicitly tells women they can't be hypersexual if they chose to be, and it makes HYPOsexual men feel inadequate, invisible, and encourages hypersexual activity (in order to be perceived as a man and causes a whole other set of problems). Myths like these are damaging to both sexes. This is a large point of the book "The Myth of Male Power" that I shared with you. This "myth" (which I'll grant is not a myth in every way) is equally harmful in the exact same way especially in history books where basically only powerful men are mentioned. The truth is the majority of men feel powerless (and thats why they kill themselves in greater numbers) and the average powerless man and woman contributed immensely to history. And before you say "feminism is the solution to everything" realize that the mens liberation movement is heavily aligned with feminism. They have the same goal and want both sexes to rise together.

Etymology Nerd gets pretty deep in this fascinating interview on linguists. In the chapter on generations, which I shared above, he claims that labelling people into categories, like generations for example, is not only false but a form of violence. In the chapter after that he talks about how we need to learn as many framework as possible to get a picture of the one unified whole.

Yes I suppose left is more true and the universe prefers it because society becomes more "left" over time.

Don't apologize, you asked a great question that made for interesting conversation and everyone learned from it! If you have a question chances are someone has the same one.

The truth includes both the left and the right. It's both at the same time. Left and right are two parts of the whole. 200 years from now the values people hold on the left today, will seem ultra conservative - just like they do from 200 years ago.

@Leo Gura Which one? The Mormon one on your blog?

Women and kids lives are EXTREMELY important. And if you watch a movie you might get the impression that they are even MORE important going by the number of people killed. In real life too way more men get killed from: violence, homicide, war - not to mention suicide, dangerous workplaces, homeless, and drugs. By statistics alone the average man has more to fear than the average women. This is regardless of who the victimizers are.

The old "I know you are but what am I?" trick nice. Have fun being angry at the world and shadow boxing for the rest of your life.

@Lila9 if the patriarchy silences ugly, illogical, nihilistic, hate filled voices like your's then I fully support the patriarchy. Thanks for changing my mind, feminism truly is a cancer!

Yes, Important things to consider when thinking about this topic. Thanks for sharing.

Ok interesting perspective thanks for sharing (see what I did there, feels much better than insults right?) you are right horrible things are happening to women and we should try and correct it. And my point is that by numbers alone men have more horrible things happen to them than women. And people who do horrible things to each other don't feel powerfull (just like criminals don't act from a place of power). You are right I might be slightly off topic but if you'd like to discuss what I said is love to hear it! So I can potentially learn!